A61B 17/8855
Inflatable
Official title: {inflatable, e.g. kyphoplasty balloons}
A61B17/8855 (Inflatable) appears on 381 US grants and 584 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 381
- Published applications
- 584
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 394
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 40 |
| 2008 | 1 | 50 |
| 2009 | 2 | 26 |
| 2010 | 10 | 22 |
| 2011 | 14 | 29 |
| 2012 | 18 | 40 |
| 2013 | 15 | 28 |
| 2014 | 15 | 46 |
| 2015 | 31 | 16 |
| 2016 | 36 | 41 |
| 2017 | 30 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 | 18 |
| 2019 | 29 | 28 |
| 2020 | 19 | 17 |
| 2021 | 24 | 21 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 18 | 10 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for treatment of bone25 Aug 2026US 12,714,576 B2Shankar Rajeswaran M.D. LLC
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis28 Apr 2026US 12,611,241 B2
- Photodynamic articular joint implants and methods of use7 Apr 2026US 12,594,105 B2IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
- Intra vertebral distraction reducer24 Feb 2026US 12,558,137 B2
- Implantable nuclear prosthesis, kits, and related methods17 Feb 2026US 12,551,352 B2Spinal Stabilization Technologies LLC
- Intervertebral devices, and associated systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283665 A1Bloom Biomedical, Inc.
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283666 A1
- Kyphoplasty System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240582 A1Lentek S.r.l.
- Medical balloon pressurizer and medical balloon pressurizer kit6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224260 A1Spine Chronicle Japan Co., Ltd.
- Devices for kyphoplasty and methods of use thereof6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224261 A1Translational and Fundamental Technologies Institute LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical protocol for fixation of osteoporotic bone using inflatable device977US 4,969,888 A1990
- Systems and methods for placing materials into bone976US 6,241,734 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies943US 6,248,110 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998
- Surgical protocol for fixation of bone using inflatable device739US 5,108,404 A1992