A61B 2018/0038
Foramen ovale
Official title: {Foramen ovale}
A61B2018/0038 (Foramen ovale) appears on 35 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 107
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale with bipolar RF application18 Aug 2026US 12,708,424 B2The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Method and septostomy device for creating an interatrial aperture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,437 B2
- Apparatus and method for transseptal puncture based on impedance11 Aug 2026US 12,702,469 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Medical dilator, and systems, methods, and kits for medical dilation2 Jun 2026US 12,642,582 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Electrosurgical device with automatic shut-off31 Mar 2026US 12,588,947 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Electrosurgical device with sensing25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174493 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Pressure sensing transseptal guidewire and system14 May 2026US 2026/0130711 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Electrosurgical system having positional feedback during tissue transversal30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114923 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tissue vaporization device with permeable distal conductive section26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053547 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Transcatheter device for interatrial anastomosis26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053552 A1Alleviant Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steerable endoluminal punch34US 8,491,619 B2Indian Wells Medical, Inc. · 2013
- Systems and methods for creating an interatrial shunt23US 11,865,282 B2V-Wave Ltd. · 2024
- Steerable endoluminal punch17US 10,034,686 B2Indian Wells Medical, Inc. · 2018
- Steerable endoluminal punch17US 9,445,836 B2Indian Wells Medical, Inc. · 2016
- Apparatus and method for targeting a body tissue16US 9,492,623 B2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · 2016