A61B 2018/00375
Ostium
Official title: {Ostium, e.g. ostium of pulmonary vein or artery}
A61B2018/00375 (Ostium) appears on 601 US grants and 938 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 601
- Published applications
- 938
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 960
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 30 |
| 2004 | 10 | 18 |
| 2005 | 13 | 28 |
| 2006 | 16 | 30 |
| 2007 | 8 | 18 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 20 |
| 2010 | 19 | 21 |
| 2011 | 12 | 24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 25 |
| 2013 | 17 | 26 |
| 2014 | 22 | 38 |
| 2015 | 26 | 33 |
| 2016 | 29 | 39 |
| 2017 | 32 | 48 |
| 2018 | 29 | 49 |
| 2019 | 27 | 51 |
| 2020 | 34 | 55 |
| 2021 | 40 | 77 |
| 2022 | 20 | 53 |
| 2023 | 39 | 72 |
| 2024 | 51 | 58 |
| 2025 | 59 | 56 |
| 2026 | 35 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ablation system with graphical user interface6 Oct 2026US 12,754,665 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for ablation of endocardial tissue8 Sep 2026US 12,727,940 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Balloon catheter and ablation system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,833 B2Shanghai Microport Ep Medtech Co., Ltd.
- Catheter instrument with three pull wires18 Aug 2026US 12,708,432 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Monitoring torsion on a distal end assembly7 Jul 2026US 12,672,921 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Balloon contact assessment using sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294503 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Systems and methods for facilitating movement efficiency of a medical device within a bodily cavity17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272571 A1Kardium Inc.
- Detection of electrophysiological (ep) conduction gaps in ablation line3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256515 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Expandable basket assemblies with linear spine patterns for improved tissue contact and methods for making thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248557 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Balloon electrode catheter, balloon electrode assembly, and flexible circuit for balloon electrode assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232372 A1EnChannel Medical Guangzhou Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Conduction block verification probe and method of use1,263US 7,542,807 B2Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2009
- Cardiac ablation devices and methods1,207US 7,591,818 B2Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2009
- Circumferential ablation device assembly1,055US 6,024,740 AAtrionix, Inc. · 2000
- Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein1,053US 6,012,457 AThe Regents of the University of California · 2000
- Tissue ablation device and method of use760US 5,971,983 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1999