A61M 25/0158
With magnetic or electrical means
Official title: {with magnetic or electrical means, e.g. by using piezo materials, electroactive polymers, magnetic materials or by heating of shape memory materials}
A61M25/0158 (With magnetic or electrical means) appears on 419 US grants and 440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 419
- Published applications
- 440
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 728
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 16 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 18 |
| 2005 | 4 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14 |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 |
| 2012 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 17 | 14 |
| 2014 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 31 |
| 2020 | 15 | 33 |
| 2021 | 17 | 33 |
| 2022 | 10 | 23 |
| 2023 | 18 | 16 |
| 2024 | 23 | 31 |
| 2025 | 19 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Magnetic trajectory prediction and position identification6 Oct 2026US 12,752,083 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Rotational and deflectable catheter control assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,366 B2EnTellect Medical Holdings
- Medical devices with distal control15 Sep 2026US 12,734,334 B2MicroNovus, LLC
- Elongated surgical manipulator with body position and distal force sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,336 B2St. Jude Medical International Holding S.à r. l.
- Access and treatment catheters for endovascular procedures18 Aug 2026US 12,708,746 B2Piezolabs Medical Inc.
- Cyclic aspiration system with a non-powered internal structural impediment engaging with a clot assisting in capture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263681 A1Neuravi Limited
- Articulation of a chronic total occlusion (cto) crossing device to an optimal entry point3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257041 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Steerable intra-luminal medical device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249050 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Systems and methods for mapping of gastrointestinal tract20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240452 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Microrobotic unit for propulsion movement and positioning in organic cavities20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240609 A1Festo AG & Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- System and method for advancing, orienting, and immobilizing on internal body tissue a catheter or other therapeutic device1,480US 8,535,304 B2Ablacor Medical Corporation · 2013
- Robotically guided catheter1,448US 8,214,019 B2Biosense Webster, Inc. · 2012
- Shape-transferring cannula system and method of use1,409US 8,298,161 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2012
- Steerable catheter1,218US 4,838,859 A1989