A61B 2018/00422
Angioplasty
Official title: {Angioplasty}
A61B2018/00422 (Angioplasty) appears on 114 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 264
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
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.
- Electrode balloon catheter and high-voltage generation processing device14 Apr 2026US 12,599,391 B2Shanghai Microport Rotapace Medtech Co., Ltd.
- Device and method for dilation of a tubular anatomical structure10 Feb 2026US 12,544,136 B2Endo Uv Tech
- System and methods for lesion characterization in blood vessels6 Jan 2026US 12,514,456 B2Eximo Medical Ltd.
- Multiplexer for laser-driven intravascular lithotripsy device30 Dec 2025US 12,508,076 B2Bolt Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for lesion characterization in blood vessels23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207061 A1Eximo Medical Ltd.
- A Medical Device for Forming a Fistula23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207247 A1
- Low profile electrodes for a shock wave catheter25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387155 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Multiplexer for laser-driven intravascular lithotripsy device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352266 A1Bolt Medical, Inc.
- Fortified balloon inflation fluid for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281722 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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