A61B 5/027
Using catheters
Official title: using catheters
A61B5/027 (Using catheters) appears on 151 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 352
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intravascular pressure and flow data diagnostic systems, devices, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,638 B2St. Jude Medical Coordination Center Bvba
- Occlusion detection via fluid dilution12 May 2026US 12,622,644 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for intra-cardiac mapping and ablation14 Apr 2026US 12,599,433 B2Kardium Inc.
- Sensing guidewire with integrated proximal locking feature20 Jan 2026US 12,527,523 B2Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- Devices and methods for vascular navigation, assessment and/or diagnosis13 Jan 2026US 12,521,036 B2Piccolo Medical, Inc.
- Functional device, guiding catheter, biological interface system, and method for indwelling functional device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305966 A1The University of Osaka
- Spacer for sensor in intraluminal sensing device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114736 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Aortic flow meter and pump for partial-aortic occlusion30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114874 A1Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Devices and methods for vascular navigation, assessment and/or diagnosis26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053388 A1Piccolo Medical, Inc.
- Magnetic alignment of intraluminal sensing device in connector and associated devices, systems, and methods22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020821 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pressure-sensing stent495US 6,053,873 ABiosense, Inc. · 2000
- Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display343US 7,134,994 B2Volcano Corporation · 2006
- Apparatus for making cardiac output conductivity measurements221US 4,380,237 AMassachusetts General Hospital · 1983
- Wireless MEMS capacitive sensor for physiologic parameter measurement215US 6,926,670 B2Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Steerable guidewire having electrodes for measuring vessel cross-section and blood flow195US 4,957,110 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1990