A61F 2002/041
Bile ducts
Official title: {Bile ducts}
A61F2002/041 (Bile ducts) appears on 251 US grants and 424 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 424
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 592
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 21 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 18 |
| 2012 | 10 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 16 | 27 |
| 2017 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018 | 17 | 23 |
| 2019 | 17 | 25 |
| 2020 | 18 | 29 |
| 2021 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 |
| 2025 | 20 | 33 |
| 2026 | 14 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stent with anti-migration features22 Sep 2026US 12,740,852 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Bile duct stent and method of manufacturing the same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,716 B2Sewoon Medical Co., Ltd.
- Covered endoprosthesis with improved branch drainage11 Aug 2026US 12,702,540 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheter and method for isolating a region in a hollow organ of a mammal, and system based on the catheter, and use of the catheter16 Jun 2026US 12,653,660 B2Pandica Ltd
- Cholecystitis treatment via gallbladder occlusion or sealing12 May 2026US 12,622,776 B2Olympus Systems Corp.
- Medical devices with sensing capabilites20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240422 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Cholecystitis treatment via gallbladder occlusion or sealing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224346 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Stent with side branch access6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224378 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Stent system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165862 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for stent placement4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151602 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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