A61M 25/0052
Localized reinforcement
Official title: {Localized reinforcement, e.g. where only a specific part of the catheter is reinforced, for rapid exchange guidewire port}
A61M25/0052 (Localized reinforcement) appears on 431 US grants and 579 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 431
- Published applications
- 579
- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
- 911
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 | 7 | 18 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
| 2014 | 14 | 28 |
| 2015 | 20 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 23 |
| 2017 | 21 | 37 |
| 2018 | 19 | 33 |
| 2019 | 30 | 44 |
| 2020 | 39 | 47 |
| 2021 | 34 | 43 |
| 2022 | 28 | 40 |
| 2023 | 28 | 37 |
| 2024 | 31 | 29 |
| 2025 | 24 | 30 |
| 2026 | 16 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rapidly insertable central catheters, catheter insertion assemblies, and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,368 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- High flexibility, kink resistant catheter shaft1 Sep 2026US 12,721,968 B2Perfuze Limited
- Integrated coil vascular devices18 Aug 2026US 12,708,749 B2Scientia Vascular, LLC
- Introducer assembly particularly for balloon catheters11 Aug 2026US 12,702,802 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Dual lumen catheter14 Jul 2026US 12,678,592 B2Nuwellis, Inc.
- A catheter for delivering medical therapy to a remote site in a body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295213 A1Imds R&D B.V.
- A catheter for delivering medical therapy to a remote site in a body17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273223 A1Imds R&D B.V.
- Catheters and methods of manufacture and use10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263743 A1Embolx, Inc.
- Self-retaining catheters and methods of use10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263752 A1Children's Medical Center Corporation
- Deflectable medical devices20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241142 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of manufacture of a multi-lumen catheter351US 5,879,499 AHeartport, Inc. · 1999
- Steerable guide catheters and methods for their use315US 7,402,151 B2BioCardia, Inc. · 2008
- Catheter with kink-resistant distal tip281US 5,496,294 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1996
- Guiding catheter having soft tip276US 5,318,032 ADevices for Vascular Intervention, Inc. · 1994
- Delivery and temporary stent catheter having a reinforced perfusion lumen270US 5,368,566 ACardiovascular Dynamics, Inc. · 1994