A61B 2017/00557
Inflatable
Official title: {inflatable (A61B2017/22051 takes precedence)}
A61B2017/00557 (Inflatable) appears on 2,199 US grants and 2,793 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,199
- Published applications
- 2,793
- Assignees
- 806
- Inventors
- 3,611
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 47 | 67 |
| 2003 | 54 | 96 |
| 2004 | 40 | 117 |
| 2005 | 28 | 82 |
| 2006 | 39 | 88 |
| 2007 | 39 | 116 |
| 2008 | 23 | 125 |
| 2009 | 39 | 77 |
| 2010 | 65 | 97 |
| 2011 | 86 | 90 |
| 2012 | 103 | 91 |
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| 2017 | 74 | 91 |
| 2018 | 74 | 113 |
| 2019 | 91 | 168 |
| 2020 | 127 | 138 |
| 2021 | 115 | 126 |
| 2022 | 91 | 120 |
| 2023 | 101 | 117 |
| 2024 | 99 | 131 |
| 2025 | 108 | 133 |
| 2026 | 56 | 110 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices and methods for insertion and/or pressurization of a balloon catheter for balloon dilation of the eustachian tube and other anatomical passageways accessible through the nostril of a human22 Sep 2026US 12,741,125 B2Venteus ApS
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage occlusion assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294415 A1Covidien LP
- Left atrial appendage occlusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294417 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
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- Bronchial hemostatic balloon catheter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295222 A1Chungnam National University Hospital
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