A61M 25/0169
Exchanging a catheter while keeping the guidewire in place
Official title: {Exchanging a catheter while keeping the guidewire in place}
A61M25/0169 (Exchanging a catheter while keeping the guidewire in place) appears on 231 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 372
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2019 | 5 | 14 |
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| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke12 May 2026US 12,622,713 B2Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Catheters, catheter systems, and methods for ablating a tissue region30 Dec 2025US 12,508,411 B2University of Iowa Research Foundation
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272483 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Tissue crossing system and anchors for use therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198915 A1Transmural Systems LLC
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198945 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198946 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Transluminal Intervention System18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166272 A1CTC Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., LTD.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rapid exchange catheter and methods for delivery of vaso-occlusive devices512US 6,689,144 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Catheter and guidewire exchange system459US 4,988,356 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1991
- Telescoping balloon catheter and method of use376US 5,591,194 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1997
- Exchange catheter and method of use365US 6,159,195 APercusurge, Inc. · 2000
- Rapid exchange interventional devices and methods355US 7,323,006 B2Xtent, Inc. · 2008