A61B 5/0538
Invasively
Official title: invasively, e.g. using a catheter
A61B5/0538 (Invasively) appears on 1,485 US grants and 2,097 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,485
- Published applications
- 2,097
- Assignees
- 570
- Inventors
- 2,835
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 23 |
| 2004 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 13 | 24 |
| 2006 | 6 | 41 |
| 2007 | 15 | 32 |
| 2008 | 8 | 40 |
| 2009 | 18 | 67 |
| 2010 | 22 | 66 |
| 2011 | 42 | 70 |
| 2012 | 40 | 91 |
| 2013 | 77 | 118 |
| 2014 | 95 | 99 |
| 2015 | 82 | 110 |
| 2016 | 89 | 108 |
| 2017 | 94 | 116 |
| 2018 | 64 | 108 |
| 2019 | 102 | 149 |
| 2020 | 89 | 137 |
| 2021 | 86 | 138 |
| 2022 | 121 | 143 |
| 2023 | 99 | 114 |
| 2024 | 80 | 107 |
| 2025 | 89 | 95 |
| 2026 | 56 | 70 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for mapping arrhythmic driver sites18 Aug 2026US 12,708,308 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Systems and methods for dynamic trajectory control18 Aug 2026US 12,708,403 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Catheter system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,475 B2Kardium Inc.
- Electrical stimulator for the treatment of back pain and methods of use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,824 B2Mainstay Medical Limited
- Scaling impedance location measurements of a balloon catheter28 Jul 2026US 12,690,778 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Interbody fusion system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306272 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Respiratory gated shock delivery by subcutaneous-implantable medical device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284420 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Single or multiple nerve stimulation to treat sleep disordered breathing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272324 A1Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
- Interbody fusion system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263233 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Endoscope Having Articulating Head With Flexural Platform for Measuring Impedance of Mucosa3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256375 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating with stepped output1,817US 8,058,771 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Time dependent evaluation of sensor data to determine stability, creep, and viscoelastic elements of measures1,481US 10,052,044 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Time dependent evaluation of sensor data to determine stability, creep, and viscoelastic elements of measures1,133US 10,206,605 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Overlaid multi sensor radio frequency (RF) electrode system to measure tissue compression1,075US 10,548,504 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Tissue capture and occlusion systems and methods1,066US 9,198,683 B2Aegis Medical Innovations Inc. · 2015