A61B 2017/22048
Balloons
Official title: {Balloons}
A61B2017/22048 (Balloons) appears on 106 US grants and 122 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 106
- Published applications
- 122
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2020 | 6 | 13 |
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| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Catheter with distal interventional element18 Aug 2026US 12,708,386 B2Covidien LP
- Crossing occlusions in blood vessels3 Mar 2026US 12,564,404 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endovascular device with a tissue piercing distal probe and associated methods27 Jan 2026US 12,533,155 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- In-situ fenestration devices with ultrasonic cutter30 Sep 2025US 12,426,910 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Intravascular device having feedback elements9 Sep 2025US 12,408,932 B2VentureMed Group, Inc.
- Systems and methods for catheter balloon removal6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224846 A1Mavericks Foundation LLC
- Systems and methods for lacerating heart valve leaflets19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076735 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Self sealing proximal microcatheter and access aid12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041432 A1Neuravi Limited
- Devices and methods for excluding the left atrial appendage22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020858 A1Conformal Medical, Inc.
- In-situ fenestration devices with protective members1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000421 A1Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Therapeutic device for treating vien graft lesions651US 5,681,336 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1997
- Catheter atherotome429US 5,074,871 AEVI Corporation · 1991
- Atherectomy devices and methods427US 8,070,762 B2Atheromed, Inc. · 2011
- System and method of use for revascularizing stenotic bypass grafts and other occluded blood vessels424US 6,080,170 AKensey Nash Corporation · 2000
- Angioplasty apparatus405US 5,250,060 A1993