A61B 2017/22098
Decalcification of valves
Official title: {Decalcification of valves}
A61B2017/22098 (Decalcification of valves) appears on 155 US grants and 237 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 155
- Published applications
- 237
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 329
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Shock wave device with polarity switching3 Feb 2026US RE50,775 E1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for plaque disruption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306119 A1Elixir Medical Corporation
- Lithotripsy balloon dilation catheters having balloons to conform to lesions that are targeted by an acoustic or sound wave3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256483 A1
- Shock wave catheter and shock wave catheter system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248521 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Shockwave balloon devices20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240555 A1Jiangsu Reynolds Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for positioning shock wave emitters closer to target lesions in the body20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240556 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for in vivo heart valve decalcification1,130US 5,295,958 AShturman Cardiology Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Valvuloplasty catheter with balloon which remains stable during inflation1,032US 4,986,830 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1991
- Method and apparatus for in vivo heart valve decalcification1,026US 5,443,446 AShturman Cardiology Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Aortic balloon catheter assembly for indirect infusion of the coronary arteries998US 5,167,628 A1992
- Valvuloplasty catheter and method584US 4,819,751 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1989