A61B 2018/0212
Using an instrument inserted into a body lumen
Official title: {using an instrument inserted into a body lumen, e.g. catheter}
A61B2018/0212 (Using an instrument inserted into a body lumen) appears on 1,552 US grants and 2,229 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,552
- Published applications
- 2,229
- Assignees
- 448
- Inventors
- 2,046
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 105 | 113 |
| 2025 | 102 | 88 |
| 2026 | 56 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for regulating organ and/or tumor growth rates, function, and/or development25 Aug 2026US 12,714,780 B2Autonomix Medical, Inc.
- Catheter with multiple cryotherapy delivery sites1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294500 A1
- Directional ablation device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294501 A1Corfigo, Inc.
- Refrigerant electromechanical control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294502 A1Cryotherapeutics GmbH
- Balloon contact assessment using sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294503 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Method of employing a medical apparatus with translatable imaging device for real-time confirmation of interception of target tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283593 A1Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulating endometrial ablation device2,066US 6,066,132 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation1,772US 6,575,969 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2003
- Methods of epicardial ablation for creating a lesion around the pulmonary veins944US 6,161,543 AEpicor, Inc. · 2000
- Catheter for ice mapping and ablation870US 5,281,213 AImplemed, Inc. · 1994
- Tissue remodeling apparatus containing cooling fluid692US 6,350,276 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002