A61B 5/6855
With a distal curved tip
Official title: {with a distal curved tip}
A61B5/6855 (With a distal curved tip) appears on 195 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 195
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 316
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Catheter instrument with three pull wires18 Aug 2026US 12,708,432 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Dialysis catheters with integrated fluid status sensing and related systems and methods7 Jul 2026US 12,672,848 B2Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd.
- Ablation assembly to treat target regions of tissue in organs24 Mar 2026US 12,582,466 B2Argá Medtech SA
- Anastomosis device with sensor for extracorporeal sensing and manipulation3 Feb 2026US 12,539,121 B2G. I. Windows, Inc.
- Torqueable steerable sheaths18 Nov 2025US 12,472,329 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Anastomosis device with sensor for extracorporeal sensing and manipulation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248509 A1G. I. Windows, Inc.
- Double loop lasso with single puller wire for bi-directional actuation2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090835 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Torqueable steerable sheaths12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041887 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Determination of catheter shape8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007325 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Vascular occlusion catheter for partial occlusion or full occlusion31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241647 A1Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Ablation catheter system1,118US 5,500,012 AAngeion Corporation · 1996
- Systems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elements862US 5,582,609 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1996
- Atrial mapping and ablation catheter system614US 5,487,385 A1996
- Mapping and ablation catheter system606US 5,687,723 A1997