A61M 27/008
Pre-shaped, for use in the urethral or ureteral tract
Official title: {pre-shaped, for use in the urethral or ureteral tract}
A61M27/008 (Pre-shaped, for use in the urethral or ureteral tract) appears on 458 US grants and 548 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 458
- Published applications
- 548
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 770
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 11 | 18 |
| 2004 | 9 | 22 |
| 2005 | 14 | 26 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 6 | 21 |
| 2009 | 5 | 23 |
| 2010 | 14 | 28 |
| 2011 | 19 | 21 |
| 2012 | 19 | 28 |
| 2013 | 18 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 | 21 |
| 2015 | 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | 25 | 24 |
| 2017 | 18 | 26 |
| 2018 | 19 | 25 |
| 2019 | 25 | 28 |
| 2020 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 23 |
| 2022 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 22 | 25 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices, systems, and methods for extracting a ureteral stent29 Sep 2026US 12,746,137 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Combined pyelo-ureteral stent8 Sep 2026US 12,728,244 B2Hamad Medical Corporation
- Ureteral stent11 Aug 2026US 12,702,804 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Increased drainage and decreased internal stress ureteral stent design28 Jul 2026US 12,690,991 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Ureteral stents and methods for using the same14 Jul 2026US 12,678,601 B2Mor Research Applications Ltd.
- Lung airway bypass stent and method for implanting and using the stent to treat emphysema17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273247 A1Deerfield Catalyst, LLC
- Hybrid urethral stent and method of use13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232462 A1
- Methods for deployment of an implant23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207318 A1Zenflow, Inc.
- Adjustable interatrial shunts and associated systems and methods23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207902 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Ureteral stent for placement in a kidney and bladder16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199078 A1Unversity Hospitals Health Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Material delivery device and method of using the same1,075US 6,053,899 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Rotate-to-advance catheterization system1,027US 9,907,456 B2Olympus Corporation · 2018
- Method for treatment of obstructive portions of urinary passageways367US 5,224,953 AThe Beth Israel Hospital Association · 1993
- Urological stent therapy system and method349US 6,702,846 B2Endocare, Inc. · 2004
- Softening expanding ureteral stent317US 5,599,291 AMenlo Care, Inc. · 1997