A61M 2025/0096
Being laterally outward extensions or tools
Official title: {being laterally outward extensions or tools, e.g. hooks or fibres}
A61M2025/0096 (Being laterally outward extensions or tools) appears on 503 US grants and 560 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 503
- Published applications
- 560
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 778
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 14 |
| 2003 | 17 | 15 |
| 2004 | 9 | 27 |
| 2005 | 4 | 19 |
| 2006 | 10 | 19 |
| 2007 | 11 | 38 |
| 2008 | 7 | 17 |
| 2009 | 8 | 34 |
| 2010 | 17 | 30 |
| 2011 | 25 | 18 |
| 2012 | 21 | 25 |
| 2013 | 18 | 21 |
| 2014 | 17 | 25 |
| 2015 | 20 | 26 |
| 2016 | 18 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 27 |
| 2018 | 21 | 30 |
| 2019 | 21 | 18 |
| 2020 | 26 | 28 |
| 2021 | 28 | 32 |
| 2022 | 16 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 | 16 |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Device and method for releasing catheters from cardiac structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273225 A1Ancora Heart, Inc.
- Pre-angioplasty serration of atherosclerotic plaque enabling low-pressure balloon angioplasty & avoidance of stenting27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249056 A1Cagent Vascular, Inc.
- Cuffed and non-cuffed dialysis catheter systems and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224845 A1
- Side-looking expandable frame and device for steering interventional devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216481 A1Magellan Biomedical Inc.
- Self-adjusting catheter23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207210 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cell necrosis apparatus1,835US 5,843,021 ASomnus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Method for ablating interior sections of the tongue1,673US 5,800,379 ASommus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Medical probe device and method1,238US 5,370,675 AVidamed, Inc. · 1994