A61M 2025/0059
Having means for preventing the catheter, sheath or lumens from collapsing due
Official title: {having means for preventing the catheter, sheath or lumens from collapsing due to outer forces, e.g. compressing forces, or caused by twisting or kinking}
A61M2025/0059 (Having means for preventing the catheter, sheath or lumens from collapsing due) appears on 345 US grants and 549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 345
- Published applications
- 549
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 811
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 11 | 24 |
| 2013 | 14 | 20 |
| 2014 | 8 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 27 |
| 2016 | 22 | 38 |
| 2017 | 17 | 29 |
| 2018 | 27 | 37 |
| 2019 | 28 | 42 |
| 2020 | 33 | 35 |
| 2021 | 36 | 47 |
| 2022 | 20 | 33 |
| 2023 | 20 | 32 |
| 2024 | 29 | 42 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 |
| 2026 | 25 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices and systems for access and navigation of cerebrospinal fluid space1 Sep 2026US 12,721,980 B2Pharaoh Neuro, Inc.
- Integrated coil vascular devices18 Aug 2026US 12,708,749 B2Scientia Vascular, LLC
- Medical tubing and formulations therefor18 Aug 2026US 12,708,753 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Catheters and methods for making them14 Jul 2026US 12,678,591 B2Clph, LLC
- Striped Distal Extrusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306801 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Cyclic aspiration system with a non-powered internal structural impediment engaging with a clot assisting in capture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263681 A1Neuravi Limited
- Aspiration vacuum source13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232889 A1Neuravi Limited
- Cyclic aspiration system producing cyclic aspiration pressure waveform using vacuum pump and positive pressure pulse generator mechanism6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224794 A1Neuravi Limited
- A microcatheter for interventional cardiovascular and/or neurovascular applications6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224844 A1Imds R&D B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Deflectable guide205US 8,096,985 B2Guided Delivery Systems, Inc. · 2012
- Steerable endoluminal devices and methods159US 9,775,963 B2BioCardia, Inc. · 2017
- Variable stiffness optical fiber shaft150US 6,352,531 B1Micrus Corporation · 2002
- Flexible, noncollapsible catheter tube with hard and soft regions144US 5,222,949 AInterMED, Inc. · 1993
- Access catheter and system for use in the female reproductive system124US 5,147,315 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1992