A61B 2018/00154
Containing and delivering drugs
Official title: {containing and delivering drugs}
A61B2018/00154 (Containing and delivering drugs) appears on 77 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrical analyzer assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,442 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Electrocautery rhizotomy using wanding of energized electrocautery probe21 Jul 2026US 12,685,583 B2Panacea Spine, LLC
- Impedance-calibrated diagnostic medical devices14 Jul 2026US 12,678,066 B2Novascan, Inc.
- Optical analyzer assembly and method for intravascular lithotripsy device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,253 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Active alignment system and method for optimizing optical coupling of multiplexer for laser-driven intravascular lithotripsy device21 Apr 2026US 12,605,205 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Treatment of asthma and copd with pulsed electric field ablation and precision drug delivery27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248556 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Active alignment system and method for optimizing optical coupling of multiplexer for laser-driven intravascular lithotripsy device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224283 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices and methods for ablation of tissue1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000448 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Intravascular lithotripsy catheter with rapid exchange port2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303109 A1Bolt Medical, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods to create and maintain an intra-atrial pressure relief opening14 Aug 2025US 2025/0255593 A1Corvia Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation catheter with flexible tip and methods of making the same375US 8,187,267 B2St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · 2012
- Catheter having cooled multiple-needle electrode308US 5,792,140 AIrvine Biomedical, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for treating venous insufficiency using directionally applied energy307US 6,033,398 AVNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Expandable catheter having improved electrode design, and method for applying energy278US 6,152,899 AVNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Catheter probe system with inflatable soft shafts234US 6,016,437 AIrvine Biomedical, Inc. · 2000