A61M 25/01
Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
Official title: Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters (A61M25/10 takes precedence)
A61M25/01 (Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters) appears on 20,049 US grants and 23,658 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 20,049
- Published applications
- 23,658
- Assignees
- 4,769
- Inventors
- 25,119
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | 0 |
| 1980 | 47 | 0 |
| 1981 | 46 | 0 |
| 1982 | 55 | 0 |
| 1983 | 47 | 0 |
| 1984 | 59 | 0 |
| 1985 | 59 | 0 |
| 1986 | 86 | 0 |
| 1987 | 100 | 0 |
| 1988 | 108 | 0 |
| 1989 | 159 | 0 |
| 1990 | 159 | 0 |
| 1991 | 159 | 0 |
| 1992 | 217 | 0 |
| 1993 | 253 | 0 |
| 1994 | 374 | 0 |
| 1995 | 324 | 0 |
| 1996 | 318 | 0 |
| 1997 | 309 | 0 |
| 1998 | 441 | 0 |
| 1999 | 384 | 0 |
| 2000 | 363 | 0 |
| 2001 | 392 | 155 |
| 2002 | 325 | 433 |
| 2003 | 426 | 496 |
| 2004 | 286 | 598 |
| 2005 | 215 | 581 |
| 2006 | 261 | 561 |
| 2007 | 209 | 684 |
| 2008 | 166 | 703 |
| 2009 | 236 | 725 |
| 2010 | 449 | 783 |
| 2011 | 507 | 737 |
| 2012 | 573 | 873 |
| 2013 | 666 | 860 |
| 2014 | 697 | 1118 |
| 2015 | 733 | 996 |
| 2016 | 764 | 1067 |
| 2017 | 770 | 1158 |
| 2018 | 760 | 1142 |
| 2019 | 1028 | 1300 |
| 2020 | 1013 | 1397 |
| 2021 | 945 | 1395 |
| 2022 | 881 | 1263 |
| 2023 | 965 | 1212 |
| 2024 | 1002 | 1384 |
| 2025 | 883 | 1158 |
| 2026 | 691 | 879 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 25/0105Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means7,523
- A61M 25/06Body-piercing guide needles or the like5,852
- A61M 25/09Guide wires4,814
- A61M 25/02Holding devices4,134
- A61M 2025/0183Rapid exchange or monorail cathetersIndexing code1,024
- A61M 25/0102Insertion or introduction using an inner stiffening member738
- A61M 2025/0175Having telescopic features, interengaging nestable members movable in relations to one anotherIndexing code444
- A61M 25/0194Tunnelling catheters340
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61M 2025/018Catheters having a lateral opening for guiding elongated means lateral to theIndexing code324
- A61M 2025/0177Having external means for receiving guide wires, wires or stiffening membersIndexing code272
- A61M 25/0169Exchanging a catheter while keeping the guidewire in place231
- A61M 2025/0188Having slitted or breakaway lumensIndexing code107
- A61M 2025/0186Catheters with fixed wires, i.e. so called "non-over-the-wire catheters"Indexing code76
- A61M 25/0172Exchanging a guidewire while keeping the catheter in place75
- A61M 2025/0191Suprapubic cathetersIndexing code31
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- Electrode catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,669 B2Inter Nova Inc
- Rotational detachable outer catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,824 B2Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.
- Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodily lumen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305918 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Robotic manipulation of a surgical tool handle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305919 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Systems and methods for medical procedures using optical coherence tomography sensing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305944 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System for catheter-guided visualization and rendering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306050 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument2,184US 5,454,827 A1995
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Articulating mechanism for remote manipulation of a surgical or diagnostic tool1,942US 7,090,637 B2Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Catheter deflection control1,932US 5,441,483 A1995
- Vascular sheath with puncture site closure apparatus and methods of use1,918US 6,197,042 B1Medical Technology Group, Inc. · 2001