A61B 17/135
Inflatable
Official title: inflatable
A61B17/135 (Inflatable) appears on 664 US grants and 835 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 664
- Published applications
- 835
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 1,049
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 6 |
| 2003 | 13 | 19 |
| 2004 | 6 | 18 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17 |
| 2007 | 6 | 29 |
| 2008 | 9 | 33 |
| 2009 | 12 | 37 |
| 2010 | 17 | 31 |
| 2011 | 19 | 26 |
| 2012 | 28 | 32 |
| 2013 | 23 | 39 |
| 2014 | 28 | 37 |
| 2015 | 33 | 39 |
| 2016 | 25 | 44 |
| 2017 | 31 | 37 |
| 2018 | 25 | 53 |
| 2019 | 47 | 54 |
| 2020 | 50 | 49 |
| 2021 | 30 | 46 |
| 2022 | 31 | 38 |
| 2023 | 35 | 51 |
| 2024 | 28 | 40 |
| 2025 | 24 | 26 |
| 2026 | 26 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Compression device and compression method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,719 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Neuromodulation for treatment of neonatal chronic hyperinsulinism6 Oct 2026US 12,752,115 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Method to stop bleeding, with short hemostasis duration using a low dose of anticoagulant15 Sep 2026US 12,733,935 B2Vasoinnovations, Inc.
- Hemostasis devices and methods of use8 Sep 2026US 12,727,888 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Compression device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,409 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hemostatic device and hemostatic method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294443 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Failsafe tourniquet10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263085 A1
- Automated tourniquet and real-time hemodynamic feedback device and methods of using the same for improving cpr outcomes27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248683 A1TuroLife LLC
- Method and apparatus for determining limb occlusion20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240548 A1Smart Tools Plus, LLC
- Pneumatic emergency field tourniquet device and methods for using same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224226 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,424US 7,604,151 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instruments having a releasable staple-forming pocket2,400US 7,438,209 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Staple cartridge cavity configurations2,227US 8,590,762 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,208US 8,186,560 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Washer for use with a surgical stapling instrument2,143US 7,669,747 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010