A61B 5/6851
Guide wires
Official title: {Guide wires}
A61B5/6851 (Guide wires) appears on 632 US grants and 938 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 632
- Published applications
- 938
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 1,211
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 18 |
| 2009 | 3 | 20 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 12 | 29 |
| 2013 | 23 | 50 |
| 2014 | 21 | 77 |
| 2015 | 33 | 40 |
| 2016 | 23 | 81 |
| 2017 | 36 | 59 |
| 2018 | 38 | 57 |
| 2019 | 46 | 66 |
| 2020 | 50 | 69 |
| 2021 | 48 | 66 |
| 2022 | 52 | 56 |
| 2023 | 50 | 45 |
| 2024 | 46 | 48 |
| 2025 | 32 | 38 |
| 2026 | 26 | 23 |
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
- Guidewire having radiopaque inner coil29 Sep 2026US 12,746,370 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Optical probe and an optical tomographic imaging apparatus including the same15 Sep 2026US 12,733,812 B2Genesis Medtech Japan Co., Ltd.
- Multi-layered catheter shaft construction with embedded single axial sensors, and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,563 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Blood-vessel-anchored cardiac sensor11 Aug 2026US 12,702,311 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- System and method for measuring characteristics of coronary arterial system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305961 A1Stallion Cardio, LLC
- Pressure based structural heart assessment systems and methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256367 A1Opsens Inc.
- Sensor mount with embedded conductors for different sensor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256368 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Deflectable elongated guidewire assembly20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240498 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Magnetic location detection20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240602 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intravascular pressure and flow sensor523US 5,873,835 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Method of diagnosing tissue with guidewire520US 5,439,000 ASpectraScience, Inc. · 1995
- Guidewire catheter and apparatus for diagnostic imaging423US 5,383,467 ASpectraScience, Inc. · 1995
- System for diagnosing tissue with guidewire411US 5,601,087 ASpectraScience, Inc. · 1997
- Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display343US 7,134,994 B2Volcano Corporation · 2006