A61M 25/0194
Tunnelling catheters
Official title: {Tunnelling catheters}
A61M25/0194 (Tunnelling catheters) appears on 340 US grants and 444 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 340
- Published applications
- 444
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 591
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 15 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 | 9 |
| 2012 | 15 | 17 |
| 2013 | 12 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11 | 30 |
| 2015 | 15 | 24 |
| 2016 | 32 | 39 |
| 2017 | 13 | 24 |
| 2018 | 23 | 18 |
| 2019 | 32 | 25 |
| 2020 | 25 | 24 |
| 2021 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 | 21 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 19 | 22 |
| 2025 | 12 | 25 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Axial sharp needle reentry device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,228 B2Bentley InnoMed GmbH
- Methods and devices for percutaneous implantation of arterio-venous grafts11 Aug 2026US 12,702,742 B2Vascular Access Technologies, Inc.
- Devices and methods for catheter alignment26 May 2026US 12,636,466 B2LimFlow GmbH
- Medical tools for and methods of gaining access to extravascular spaces7 Apr 2026US 12,594,089 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Crossing occlusions in blood vessels3 Mar 2026US 12,564,404 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheters, systems, and methods for bypassing an occlusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306797 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Devices and methods for facilitating guidewire re-entry into a true lumen6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224233 A1TruVue, Inc.
- Tissue crossing system and anchors for use therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198915 A1Transmural Systems LLC
- Systems and devices for repair of regurgitant valves18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165840 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157763 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for crossing vascular occlusions511US 6,221,049 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2001
- Methods and apparatus for crossing vascular occlusions507US 6,217,527 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2001
- Methods for bypassing total or near-total obstructions in arteries or other anatomical conduits407US 6,709,444 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2004
- Methods and apparatus for treating vascular occlusions272US 6,514,217 B1LuMend, Inc. · 2003
- Stent delivery system and method of use254US 6,196,230 B1Percardia, Inc. · 2001