A61M 2025/0197
For creating an artificial passage within the body
Official title: {for creating an artificial passage within the body, e.g. in order to go around occlusions}
A61M2025/0197 (For creating an artificial passage within the body) appears on 167 US grants and 228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 167
- Published applications
- 228
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 328
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 18 | 24 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 18 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Axial sharp needle reentry device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,228 B2Bentley InnoMed GmbH
- Methods and devices for percutaneous implantation of arterio-venous grafts11 Aug 2026US 12,702,742 B2Vascular Access Technologies, Inc.
- Crossing occlusions in blood vessels3 Mar 2026US 12,564,404 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endovascular device with a tissue piercing distal probe and associated methods27 Jan 2026US 12,533,155 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Apparatus, system and method for identifying subintimal path of a flexible elongated device13 Jan 2026US 12,521,182 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Catheters, systems, and methods for bypassing an occlusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306797 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Devices and methods for facilitating guidewire re-entry into a true lumen6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224233 A1TruVue, Inc.
- Tissue crossing system and anchors for use therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198915 A1Transmural Systems LLC
- Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157763 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for true lumen re-entry12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041444 A1TruVue, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for crossing vascular occlusions511US 6,221,049 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2001
- Methods and apparatus for crossing vascular occlusions507US 6,217,527 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2001
- Methods for bypassing total or near-total obstructions in arteries or other anatomical conduits407US 6,709,444 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2004
- Methods and apparatus for treating vascular occlusions272US 6,514,217 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2003
- Stent delivery system and method of use254US 6,196,230 B1Percardia, Inc. · 2001