A61M 25/008
Strength or flexibility characteristics of the catheter tip
Official title: {Strength or flexibility characteristics of the catheter tip}
A61M25/008 (Strength or flexibility characteristics of the catheter tip) appears on 741 US grants and 901 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel594US 6,663,650 B2Concentric Medical, Inc. · 2003
- Catheter system for emboli containment551US 6,022,336 APercusurge, Inc. · 2000