A61B 2018/00238
Porous
Official title: {porous}
A61B2018/00238 (Porous) appears on 141 US grants and 202 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 202
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 231
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 23 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Occlusion detection via fluid dilution12 May 2026US 12,622,644 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Medical devices for electroporation17 Mar 2026US 12,576,270 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Basket catheter with cushioning porous sheath cover17 Feb 2026US 12,551,271 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Cylindrical cage systems and methods for distributed tissue contact for mapping and ablation13 Jan 2026US 12,521,035 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Ablation and occlusive system16 Dec 2025US 12,496,122 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Irrigated balloon catheter for the ablation of tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207253 A1Stockert GmbH
- Methods and systems for treating diabetes and related diseases and disorders11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157794 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Basket catheter with cushioning porous sheath cover28 May 2026US 2026/0144592 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Cylindrical cage systems and methods for distributed tissue contact for mapping and ablation21 May 2026US 2026/0137296 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for treatment of pulmonary conditions7 May 2026US 2026/0123952 A1AerWave Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for mapping and coagulating soft tissue in or around body orifices598US 6,529,756 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Circumferential ablation device assembly and methods of use and manufacture providing an ablative circumferential band along an expandable member473US 6,500,174 B1Atrionix, Inc. · 2002
- Tissue ablation device assembly and method for electrically isolating a pulmonary vein ostium from an atrial wall415US 6,652,515 B1Atrionix, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical ablation probe for forming a circumferential lesion383US 6,752,805 B2Atrionix, Inc. · 2004
- Devices and methods for creating lesions in endocardial and surrounding tissue to isolate focal arrhythmia substrates377US 6,917,834 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2005