A61B 17/22032
Having inflatable gripping elements
Official title: {having inflatable gripping elements (balloon catheters A61M25/10)}
A61B17/22032 (Having inflatable gripping elements) appears on 401 US grants and 423 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 401
- Published applications
- 423
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 494
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | 44 | 34 |
| 2015 | 15 | 24 |
| 2016 | 13 | 28 |
| 2017 | 15 | 20 |
| 2018 | 13 | 31 |
| 2019 | 33 | 35 |
| 2020 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 21 |
| 2023 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12 | 18 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intraluminal vascular device, particularly for sclerotherapy, and method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,795 B2I-Vasc S.R.L.
- Catheter with distal interventional element18 Aug 2026US 12,708,386 B2Covidien LP
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system19 May 2026US 12,629,162 B2AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system during a surgical procedure12 May 2026US 12,622,714 B2AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system during a surgical procedure5 May 2026US 12,616,489 B2AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system during a surgical procedure10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263094 A1AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224235 A1AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198943 A1AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Thrombus removal systems and associated methods9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191545 A1
- Catheter systems for applying effective suction in remote vessels and thrombectomy procedures facilitated by catheter systems18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166270 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for peritoneal retraction1,212US 5,520,609 AOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1996
- Endoscopic inflatable retraction devices1,199US 5,531,856 AOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1996
- Self-retracting endoscope1,191US 5,738,629 AOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1998
- Methods of using endoscopic inflatable retraction devices1,126US 5,527,264 AOrigin Medsystem, Inc. · 1996
- Thrombus extraction system1,118US 5,011,488 A1991