A61M 25/0075
Valve means
Official title: {Valve means}
A61M25/0075 (Valve means) appears on 862 US grants and 833 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 862
- Published applications
- 833
- Assignees
- 330
- Inventors
- 1,378
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 11 |
| 2002 | 24 | 35 |
| 2003 | 27 | 35 |
| 2004 | 26 | 38 |
| 2005 | 20 | 37 |
| 2006 | 18 | 32 |
| 2007 | 16 | 29 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | 10 | 27 |
| 2010 | 24 | 38 |
| 2011 | 23 | 36 |
| 2012 | 19 | 49 |
| 2013 | 34 | 24 |
| 2014 | 39 | 40 |
| 2015 | 29 | 31 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 |
| 2017 | 24 | 25 |
| 2018 | 24 | 35 |
| 2019 | 28 | 35 |
| 2020 | 30 | 40 |
| 2021 | 18 | 47 |
| 2022 | 24 | 33 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 |
| 2024 | 29 | 30 |
| 2025 | 34 | 25 |
| 2026 | 18 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Septum to facilitate blood collection and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,969 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Dual lumen hemostatic valve for guiding catheter25 Aug 2026US 12,714,827 B2
- Systems, devices and methods for draining and analyzing bodily fluids4 Aug 2026US 12,697,466 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Balloon catheter4 Aug 2026US 12,697,471 B2Sanford Health
- Interacting with an automated teller machine using a user device4 Aug 2026US 12,699,981 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for thrombus removal with aspiration catheter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283631 A1RapidPulse, Inc.
- Catheter systems and methods for medical procedures using catheters17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273244 A1Cerevasc, Inc.
- Catheter handle with torque mechanism and valve relief component6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224849 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Diffusion catheter systems for delivery of fluid-based therapies30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216474 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Systems, methods, and devices for controlling re-sheathing forces23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207893 A1Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Aortic heart valve catheter1,457US 4,056,854 AThe United States of America as represented by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare · 1977
- Endovascular aortic valve replacement1,284US 5,545,214 AHeartport, Inc. · 1996
- Catheter with retractable cannula for delivering a plurality of chemicals1,119US 5,236,424 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1993