A61M 25/0662
Guide tubes
Official title: {Guide tubes}
A61M25/0662 (Guide tubes) appears on 3,097 US grants and 4,141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 3,097
- Published applications
- 4,141
- Assignees
- 1,061
- Inventors
- 5,292
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 60 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 35 |
| 2002 | 44 | 72 |
| 2003 | 67 | 72 |
| 2004 | 51 | 80 |
| 2005 | 30 | 106 |
| 2006 | 32 | 100 |
| 2007 | 29 | 102 |
| 2008 | 24 | 120 |
| 2009 | 30 | 113 |
| 2010 | 49 | 152 |
| 2011 | 103 | 107 |
| 2012 | 92 | 143 |
| 2013 | 98 | 130 |
| 2014 | 124 | 167 |
| 2015 | 122 | 165 |
| 2016 | 147 | 167 |
| 2017 | 120 | 188 |
| 2018 | 130 | 220 |
| 2019 | 179 | 244 |
| 2020 | 215 | 287 |
| 2021 | 160 | 221 |
| 2022 | 172 | 211 |
| 2023 | 184 | 238 |
| 2024 | 160 | 279 |
| 2025 | 158 | 227 |
| 2026 | 102 | 195 |
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.
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Rapidly insertable central catheters, catheter insertion assemblies, and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,368 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- 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
- Repositioning sheath for use in a percutaneous circulatory support system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295219 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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
- Catheter sheath with longitudinal seam1,673US 4,921,479 A1990
- Dilatation catheter1,521US 4,922,905 A1990
- Reloadable sheath for catheter system for deploying vasoocclusive devices1,506US 6,716,223 B2Micrus Corporation · 2004