A61M 25/0009
Making of catheters or other medical or surgical tubes
Official title: {Making of catheters or other medical or surgical tubes}
A61M25/0009 (Making of catheters or other medical or surgical tubes) appears on 2,724 US grants and 3,236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 2,724
- Published applications
- 3,236
- Assignees
- 899
- Inventors
- 4,744
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 44 | 0 |
| 1998 | 76 | 0 |
| 1999 | 54 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 25 |
| 2002 | 41 | 48 |
| 2003 | 42 | 65 |
| 2004 | 40 | 79 |
| 2005 | 34 | 84 |
| 2006 | 27 | 82 |
| 2007 | 23 | 70 |
| 2008 | 26 | 94 |
| 2009 | 35 | 106 |
| 2010 | 61 | 132 |
| 2011 | 76 | 107 |
| 2012 | 77 | 113 |
| 2013 | 101 | 127 |
| 2014 | 118 | 161 |
| 2015 | 101 | 139 |
| 2016 | 101 | 141 |
| 2017 | 110 | 165 |
| 2018 | 112 | 165 |
| 2019 | 139 | 165 |
| 2020 | 151 | 181 |
| 2021 | 121 | 177 |
| 2022 | 126 | 140 |
| 2023 | 137 | 166 |
| 2024 | 127 | 200 |
| 2025 | 117 | 155 |
| 2026 | 84 | 149 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cannula and infusion devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,052 B2Unomedical A/S
- Expandable sheath with fold6 Oct 2026US 12,752,077 B2ABIOMED, Inc.
- Variable stiffness catheter and methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,082 B2Washington University
- Controlled tubing expansion and surface engineering6 Oct 2026US 12,752,470 B1Zeus Co., Ltd.
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Catheters and related devices and methods of manufacture8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306788 A1Seigla Medical, Inc.
- Method of Automatic Manufacturing a Tubular Device for a Catheter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306789 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Steerable sheath assembly and methods of making a steerable sheath1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295208 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Single unitary piece braided woven construct endovascular catheter with asymmetric aggregate flexural strengths among flexural planes1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295209 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fabrication of biocompatible polymeric composites1,202US 6,147,135 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Elongate medical device with continuous reinforcement member1,202US 7,850,623 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2010
- Medical devices having releasable coupling1,039US 8,777,898 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2014
- Flexible tubular device for use in medical applications929US 5,573,520 AMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research · 1996
- Infection-resistant compositions, medical devices and surfaces and methods for preparing and using same910US 5,019,096 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1991