A61M 25/0054
With regions for increasing flexibility
Official title: {with regions for increasing flexibility}
A61M25/0054 (With regions for increasing flexibility) appears on 1,265 US grants and 1,516 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,265
- Published applications
- 1,516
- Assignees
- 484
- Inventors
- 2,413
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 11 |
| 2002 | 20 | 40 |
| 2003 | 23 | 31 |
| 2004 | 17 | 40 |
| 2005 | 22 | 43 |
| 2006 | 9 | 39 |
| 2007 | 14 | 44 |
| 2008 | 10 | 54 |
| 2009 | 18 | 57 |
| 2010 | 40 | 60 |
| 2011 | 40 | 58 |
| 2012 | 44 | 57 |
| 2013 | 54 | 44 |
| 2014 | 45 | 58 |
| 2015 | 43 | 54 |
| 2016 | 39 | 66 |
| 2017 | 44 | 71 |
| 2018 | 46 | 68 |
| 2019 | 64 | 79 |
| 2020 | 65 | 103 |
| 2021 | 62 | 79 |
| 2022 | 62 | 74 |
| 2023 | 72 | 82 |
| 2024 | 51 | 77 |
| 2025 | 39 | 71 |
| 2026 | 34 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Variable stiffness catheter and methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,082 B2Washington University
- Controllable expandable catheter29 Sep 2026US 12,746,365 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Catheter22 Sep 2026US 12,741,120 B2Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
- Rapid aspiration thrombectomy system and method15 Sep 2026US 12,734,333 B2Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Rapid aspiration thrombectomy system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,229 B2Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Laser cut catheters for vascular embolization1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294440 A1Q'apel Medical, LLC
- Catheters and methods of manufacture and use10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263743 A1Embolx, Inc.
- Guide for medical insertion tool3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256655 A1JMS Co., Ltd.
- Magnetically steerable device for use inside of a mammalian body27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249048 A1ETH Zurich
- Intravascular access device with adaptive navigation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249052 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Catheter segments having circumferential supports with axial projection1,594US 6,273,876 B1IntraTherapeutics, Inc. · 2001
- Flexible medical device1,517US 7,413,563 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2008
- Flexible delivery device1,496US 6,921,397 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2005
- Elongate medical device with continuous reinforcement member1,202US 7,850,623 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2010
- Flexible tubular device for use in medical applications929US 5,573,520 AMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research · 1996