A61M 25/0067
Catheters: characterised by the distal end
Official title: {characterised by the distal end, e.g. tips (A61M25/0054, A61M25/04 take precedence; balloon catheters A61M25/10)}
A61M25/0067 (Catheters: characterised by the distal end) appears on 6,350 US grants and 8,092 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 6,350
- Published applications
- 8,092
- Assignees
- 2,002
- Inventors
- 9,877
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 49 | 0 |
| 1993 | 56 | 0 |
| 1994 | 61 | 0 |
| 1995 | 78 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 138 | 0 |
| 1999 | 123 | 0 |
| 2000 | 125 | 0 |
| 2001 | 115 | 57 |
| 2002 | 109 | 166 |
| 2003 | 169 | 195 |
| 2004 | 123 | 238 |
| 2005 | 98 | 220 |
| 2006 | 89 | 219 |
| 2007 | 69 | 239 |
| 2008 | 79 | 243 |
| 2009 | 86 | 269 |
| 2010 | 157 | 289 |
| 2011 | 159 | 270 |
| 2012 | 196 | 311 |
| 2013 | 249 | 306 |
| 2014 | 215 | 344 |
| 2015 | 269 | 347 |
| 2016 | 266 | 302 |
| 2017 | 214 | 371 |
| 2018 | 231 | 387 |
| 2019 | 331 | 433 |
| 2020 | 333 | 459 |
| 2021 | 309 | 459 |
| 2022 | 308 | 400 |
| 2023 | 312 | 420 |
| 2024 | 339 | 458 |
| 2025 | 303 | 403 |
| 2026 | 192 | 287 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rectal catheter assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,049 B2
- Cannula and infusion devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,052 B2Unomedical A/S
- Catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,074 B2Nowwell Flow Technology AS
- Catheters and systems for direct injection of gas-enriched liquid into a patient6 Oct 2026US 12,752,078 B2Zoll Circulation, Inc.
- Submucosal drug delivery apparatuses, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,079 B2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- System And Methods For Intracranial Vessel Access8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306791 A1
- Urinary catheter products with increased lubricity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306792 A1Hollister Incorporated
- Catheter device having a catheter and an actuation device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306794 A1Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Catheters, systems, and methods for bypassing an occlusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306797 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Laser cut catheters for vascular embolization1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294440 A1Q'apel Medical, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cell necrosis apparatus1,835US 5,843,021 ASomnus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Endovascular aortic valve replacement1,735US 5,370,685 AStanford Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Method for ablating interior sections of the tongue1,673US 5,800,379 ASommus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998