A61B 1/00082
Balloons
Official title: {Balloons}
A61B1/00082 (Balloons) appears on 916 US grants and 1,380 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 916
- Published applications
- 1,380
- Assignees
- 413
- Inventors
- 1,960
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 14 |
| 2003 | 11 | 28 |
| 2004 | 8 | 21 |
| 2005 | 11 | 40 |
| 2006 | 15 | 27 |
| 2007 | 7 | 53 |
| 2008 | 4 | 56 |
| 2009 | 6 | 44 |
| 2010 | 21 | 53 |
| 2011 | 29 | 41 |
| 2012 | 22 | 51 |
| 2013 | 43 | 57 |
| 2014 | 41 | 52 |
| 2015 | 41 | 82 |
| 2016 | 30 | 73 |
| 2017 | 41 | 67 |
| 2018 | 49 | 55 |
| 2019 | 65 | 71 |
| 2020 | 59 | 96 |
| 2021 | 44 | 79 |
| 2022 | 54 | 75 |
| 2023 | 59 | 73 |
| 2024 | 62 | 60 |
| 2025 | 58 | 76 |
| 2026 | 35 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Catheter placement device for urethral applications29 Sep 2026US 12,746,371 B2
- Balloon assisted containment of insufflated robotic/endoscopic operative field15 Sep 2026US 12,733,790 B2Bashour Family Innovations, LLC
- Devices and methods for treating lung tumors8 Sep 2026US 12,727,939 B2Pusan National University Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Overtube for endoscope25 Aug 2026US 12,714,295 B2Olympus Corporation
- Systems, devices, and methods for the accurate deployment and imaging of an implant in the prostatic urethra25 Aug 2026US 12,714,587 B2Zenflow, Inc.
- Retrograde tethered capsule endomicroscopy systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305925 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Ultrasonic endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294211 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Imaging system with optical pathway17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272275 A1Gentuity, LLC
- Photobiomodulation of the gastrointestinal tract17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273302 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Gastro rectal oscopy device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248376 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy2,067US 6,790,173 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly1,770US 5,630,782 A1997
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy1,717US 6,960,163 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2005