A61M 25/0041
Pre-formed
Official title: {pre-formed, e.g. specially adapted to fit with the anatomy of body channels (urethral catheters A61F2/04)}
A61M25/0041 (Pre-formed) appears on 966 US grants and 1,057 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 966
- Published applications
- 1,057
- Assignees
- 412
- Inventors
- 1,614
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 11 |
| 2002 | 17 | 29 |
| 2003 | 26 | 28 |
| 2004 | 10 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 23 |
| 2006 | 13 | 43 |
| 2007 | 5 | 29 |
| 2008 | 11 | 31 |
| 2009 | 11 | 30 |
| 2010 | 28 | 50 |
| 2011 | 26 | 44 |
| 2012 | 23 | 35 |
| 2013 | 38 | 27 |
| 2014 | 30 | 42 |
| 2015 | 38 | 43 |
| 2016 | 26 | 38 |
| 2017 | 25 | 64 |
| 2018 | 35 | 55 |
| 2019 | 47 | 70 |
| 2020 | 65 | 74 |
| 2021 | 48 | 66 |
| 2022 | 44 | 48 |
| 2023 | 28 | 38 |
| 2024 | 42 | 38 |
| 2025 | 34 | 52 |
| 2026 | 17 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,074 B2Nowwell Flow Technology AS
- Submucosal drug delivery apparatuses, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,079 B2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Catheter22 Sep 2026US 12,741,120 B2Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
- Medical devices with distal control15 Sep 2026US 12,734,334 B2MicroNovus, LLC
- Devices and systems for access and navigation of cerebrospinal fluid space1 Sep 2026US 12,721,980 B2Pharaoh Neuro, Inc.
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Urinary catheter products with increased lubricity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306792 A1Hollister Incorporated
- Substance delivery device for deep delivery of embryos or semen in the uterine horn of a sow or a gilt1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294610 A1Norsvin SA
- Packaged lubricated ready-to-use intermittent urinary catheter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295212 A1
- Delivery devices for bundle branch cardiac therapy20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241140 A1Medtronic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endovascular aortic valve replacement1,735US 5,370,685 AStanford Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Procedure and catheter instrument for treating patients for aortic stenosis1,480US 4,777,951 AMansfield Scientific, Inc. · 1988
- Endovascular aortic valve replacement1,284US 5,545,214 AHeartport, Inc. · 1996
- Apparatus for imparting physician-determined shapes to implantable tubular devices1,213US 6,024,764 AIntermedics, Inc. · 2000
- Stationary central tunnel dialysis catheter with optional separable sheath1,171US 6,293,927 B1Rex Medical, L. P. · 2001