A61M 60/135
Inside a blood vessel
Official title: inside a blood vessel, e.g. using grafting
A61M60/135 (Inside a blood vessel) appears on 882 US grants and 1,062 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 882
- Published applications
- 1,062
- Assignees
- 266
- Inventors
- 1,027
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011 | 14 | 19 |
| 2012 | 17 | 32 |
| 2013 | 20 | 31 |
| 2014 | 26 | 18 |
| 2015 | 17 | 20 |
| 2016 | 23 | 37 |
| 2017 | 26 | 38 |
| 2018 | 25 | 51 |
| 2019 | 40 | 62 |
| 2020 | 41 | 79 |
| 2021 | 41 | 105 |
| 2022 | 82 | 94 |
| 2023 | 65 | 75 |
| 2024 | 87 | 112 |
| 2025 | 87 | 114 |
| 2026 | 47 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Real-time detection of r-waves and methods therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,098 B2NuPulseCV, Inc.
- Non-occluding intravascular blood pump providing reduced hemolysis15 Sep 2026US 12,736,054 B2Procyrion, Inc.
- Collapsing mechanical circulatory support device for temporary use8 Sep 2026US 12,728,256 B2Torvion Medical Inc.
- System and method for treating heart tissue25 Aug 2026US 12,714,430 B2Miracor Medical SA
- Blood pump system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,846 B2Abiomed Europe GmbH
- Sheath for sealed access to a vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306818 A1Abiomed Europe GmbH
- Pump arrangement24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286983 A1ECP Entwicklungsgesselschaft mbH
- Transcatheter implantable blood pump and methods therefor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273263 A1
- Modular assembly of implantable electromotive micromechanical blood pump3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257056 A1Procyrion, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for calibration and use in estimating blood flow in an intravascular blood pump27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249068 A1Abiomed Europe GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aortically located blood pumping catheter and method of use525US 4,919,647 AKensey Nash Corporation · 1990
- Self-deploying axial-flow pump introduced intravascularly for temporary cardiac support480US 6,533,716 B12003
- Method and apparatus for cardiac blood flow assistance452US 5,964,694 AGuidant Corporation · 1999
- Intravascular pump416US 7,027,875 B2Impella CardioSystems AG · 2006
- High-frequency transvalvular axisymmetric blood pump407US 4,906,229 ANimbus Medical, Inc. · 1990