A61B 2018/00351
Heart
Official title: {Heart}
A61B2018/00351 (Heart) appears on 4,466 US grants and 5,804 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,466
- Published applications
- 5,804
- Assignees
- 956
- Inventors
- 4,878
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 50 | 0 |
| 1998 | 94 | 0 |
| 1999 | 133 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 140 | 50 |
| 2002 | 95 | 152 |
| 2003 | 142 | 175 |
| 2004 | 86 | 166 |
| 2005 | 92 | 159 |
| 2006 | 74 | 146 |
| 2007 | 91 | 144 |
| 2008 | 69 | 126 |
| 2009 | 59 | 105 |
| 2010 | 86 | 107 |
| 2011 | 87 | 119 |
| 2012 | 100 | 154 |
| 2013 | 113 | 162 |
| 2014 | 118 | 239 |
| 2015 | 149 | 212 |
| 2016 | 178 | 235 |
| 2017 | 157 | 290 |
| 2018 | 156 | 292 |
| 2019 | 218 | 338 |
| 2020 | 249 | 331 |
| 2021 | 242 | 384 |
| 2022 | 202 | 333 |
| 2023 | 254 | 397 |
| 2024 | 291 | 369 |
| 2025 | 271 | 335 |
| 2026 | 224 | 284 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/00357EndocardiumIndexing code1,182
- A61B 2018/00392Transmyocardial revascularisationIndexing code1,054
- A61B 2018/00375OstiumIndexing code601
- A61B 2018/00363EpicardiumIndexing code379
- A61B 2018/00369Heart valvesIndexing code151
- A61B 2018/00386Coronary vesselsIndexing code108
- A61B 2018/0038Foramen ovaleIndexing code35
Recent patents
- Catheter with flex circuit distal assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,751,763 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Valve leaflet resection device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,765 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Ablation system with graphical user interface6 Oct 2026US 12,754,665 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Flexible high-density mapping catheter29 Sep 2026US 12,745,943 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Medical device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,057 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medical device and treatment method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306106 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound tissue treatment apparatus and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306167 A1Healium Medical Ltd
- Catheter with improved temperature response8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306169 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306175 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems, devices, components and methods for detecting the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294245 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use2,160US 5,383,874 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks1,983US 6,827,712 B2United States Surgical Corporation · 2004
- Articulated unidirectional microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablation1,878US 5,314,466 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1994