A61M 16/0406
Implanted flow modifiers
Official title: {implanted flow modifiers}
A61M16/0406 (Implanted flow modifiers) appears on 67 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 76
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter28 Jul 2026US 12,690,814 B2Pulmonx Corporation
- Collateral flow channel sealant delivery methods and systems27 May 2025US 12,310,594 B2Pulmonx Corporation
- Catheter design for use in treating pleural diseases11 Jun 2024US 12,004,770 B2CareFusion 2200, Inc.
- Functional assessment and treatment catheters and methods for their use in the lung19 Mar 2024US 11,931,170 B2Pulmonx Corporation
- Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter14 Nov 2023US 11,813,085 B2Pulmonx Corporation
- Endobronchial blocker25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295879 A1National Taiwan University
- High resistance implanted bronchial isolation devices and methods16 May 2024US 2024/0156584 A1Pulmonx Corporation
- Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter1 Feb 2024US 2024/0032866 A1Pulmonx Corporation
- Collateral flow channel sealant delivery methods and systems11 Jan 2024US 2024/0008874 A1Pulmonx Corporation
- Devices, treatments and methods to restore tissue elastic recoil24 Jun 2021US 2021/0186512 A1Free Flow Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lung assist apparatus and methods for use208US 6,837,906 B2Ensure Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Lung assist apparatus and methods for use203US 6,743,259 B2Core Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Lung assist apparatus and methods for use182US 7,112,225 B2Gateway Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Lung assist apparatus and methods for use181US 7,393,363 B2Gateway Medical, Inc. · 2008
- Lung reduction system61US 7,252,086 B2Cordis Corporation · 2007