A61M 25/0102
Insertion or introduction using an inner stiffening member
Official title: {Insertion or introduction using an inner stiffening member, e.g. stylet or push-rod}
A61M25/0102 (Insertion or introduction using an inner stiffening member) appears on 738 US grants and 1,059 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 738
- Published applications
- 1,059
- Assignees
- 397
- Inventors
- 1,455
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2021 | 56 | 71 |
| 2022 | 39 | 57 |
| 2023 | 56 | 65 |
| 2024 | 41 | 71 |
| 2025 | 57 | 54 |
| 2026 | 33 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for local drug delivery and methods for using the same440US 5,709,874 AEmory University · 1998
- Shapable catheter using exchangeable core and method of use412US 5,882,346 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1999
- Intravascular device for coronary heart treatment370US 5,527,292 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites365US 6,602,241 B2TransVascular, Inc. · 2003
- Method and apparatus for catheterization access360US 5,454,790 AInnerdyne, Inc. · 1995