A61B 5/6852
Catheters
Official title: {Catheters}
A61B5/6852 (Catheters) appears on 4,556 US grants and 6,404 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,556
- Published applications
- 6,404
- Assignees
- 1,424
- Inventors
- 7,251
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 13 |
| 2002 | 39 | 46 |
| 2003 | 43 | 61 |
| 2004 | 38 | 61 |
| 2005 | 29 | 69 |
| 2006 | 28 | 82 |
| 2007 | 35 | 94 |
| 2008 | 31 | 107 |
| 2009 | 38 | 97 |
| 2010 | 62 | 129 |
| 2011 | 68 | 144 |
| 2012 | 91 | 198 |
| 2013 | 144 | 233 |
| 2014 | 134 | 342 |
| 2015 | 187 | 320 |
| 2016 | 210 | 374 |
| 2017 | 238 | 425 |
| 2018 | 222 | 395 |
| 2019 | 315 | 446 |
| 2020 | 333 | 470 |
| 2021 | 312 | 442 |
| 2022 | 329 | 411 |
| 2023 | 330 | 393 |
| 2024 | 349 | 423 |
| 2025 | 353 | 369 |
| 2026 | 226 | 260 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for evoking a reflex to monitor the nerves of the larynx6 Oct 2026US 12,751,667 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Electrode catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,669 B2Inter Nova Inc
- Catheters and systems for direct injection of gas-enriched liquid into a patient6 Oct 2026US 12,752,078 B2Zoll Circulation, Inc.
- Flexible high-density mapping catheter29 Sep 2026US 12,745,943 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Wireless oximeter probe with elongated tube22 Sep 2026US 12,740,730 B2ViOptix, Inc.
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305950 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305951 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- System and method for measuring characteristics of coronary arterial system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305961 A1Stallion Cardio, LLC
- Functional device, guiding catheter, biological interface system, and method for indwelling functional device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305966 A1The University of Osaka
- Methods and systems for determining body lumen size8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305978 A1Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic catheter system1,662US 7,972,298 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2011
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001
- Flexible instrument1,368US 7,775,972 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Conduction block verification probe and method of use1,263US 7,542,807 B2Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2009