A61B 8/12
In body cavities or body tracts
Official title: in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters
A61B8/12 (In body cavities or body tracts) appears on 4,974 US grants and 6,755 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,974
- Published applications
- 6,755
- Assignees
- 1,416
- Inventors
- 7,833
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 33 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 43 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 59 | 0 |
| 1995 | 60 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 71 | 0 |
| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 87 | 0 |
| 2001 | 94 | 33 |
| 2002 | 73 | 89 |
| 2003 | 82 | 120 |
| 2004 | 73 | 119 |
| 2005 | 36 | 146 |
| 2006 | 42 | 148 |
| 2007 | 38 | 215 |
| 2008 | 33 | 232 |
| 2009 | 64 | 215 |
| 2010 | 127 | 177 |
| 2011 | 126 | 180 |
| 2012 | 142 | 256 |
| 2013 | 150 | 237 |
| 2014 | 174 | 381 |
| 2015 | 169 | 287 |
| 2016 | 164 | 342 |
| 2017 | 177 | 318 |
| 2018 | 207 | 299 |
| 2019 | 262 | 405 |
| 2020 | 250 | 360 |
| 2021 | 233 | 390 |
| 2022 | 292 | 360 |
| 2023 | 304 | 385 |
| 2024 | 350 | 400 |
| 2025 | 333 | 363 |
| 2026 | 253 | 298 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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