A61M 25/06
Body-piercing guide needles or the like
A61M25/06 (Body-piercing guide needles or the like) appears on 5,852 US grants and 7,091 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 5,852
- Published applications
- 7,091
- Assignees
- 1,669
- Inventors
- 8,284
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 37 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | 92 | 0 |
| 1995 | 79 | 0 |
| 1996 | 94 | 0 |
| 1997 | 88 | 0 |
| 1998 | 125 | 0 |
| 1999 | 101 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 101 | 55 |
| 2002 | 84 | 127 |
| 2003 | 118 | 154 |
| 2004 | 92 | 172 |
| 2005 | 73 | 175 |
| 2006 | 71 | 176 |
| 2007 | 59 | 220 |
| 2008 | 60 | 209 |
| 2009 | 67 | 196 |
| 2010 | 122 | 224 |
| 2011 | 165 | 194 |
| 2012 | 180 | 251 |
| 2013 | 178 | 240 |
| 2014 | 214 | 299 |
| 2015 | 220 | 283 |
| 2016 | 237 | 291 |
| 2017 | 206 | 340 |
| 2018 | 207 | 346 |
| 2019 | 301 | 391 |
| 2020 | 328 | 466 |
| 2021 | 261 | 424 |
| 2022 | 284 | 384 |
| 2023 | 307 | 423 |
| 2024 | 298 | 436 |
| 2025 | 297 | 332 |
| 2026 | 186 | 283 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical instrument guide device and endoscope apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,605 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Heart valve prosthesis delivery system and method for delivery of heart valve prosthesis with introducer sheath6 Oct 2026US 12,751,825 B2JenaValve Technology, Inc.
- Surgical therapy systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,080 B2ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
- Instrument delivery device with nested housing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,084 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Catheter device having a catheter and an actuation device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306794 A1Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Striped Distal Extrusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306801 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Protective and guiding system for hemostasis valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306819 A1
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308990 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vascular sheath with puncture site closure apparatus and methods of use1,918US 6,197,042 B1Medical Technology Group, Inc. · 2001
- Endoscope having a guide tube1,775US 6,837,846 B2Neo Guide Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Transcutaneous sensor insertion set1,756US 5,586,553 AMiniMed Inc. · 1996
- Catheter sheath with longitudinal seam1,673US 4,921,479 A1990
- Dilatation catheter1,521US 4,922,905 A1990