A61B 5/6853
With a balloon
Official title: {with a balloon}
A61B5/6853 (With a balloon) appears on 988 US grants and 1,398 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 988
- Published applications
- 1,398
- Assignees
- 474
- Inventors
- 1,976
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 13 | 20 |
| 2005 | 4 | 20 |
| 2006 | 6 | 27 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 25 |
| 2009 | 8 | 14 |
| 2010 | 12 | 26 |
| 2011 | 14 | 35 |
| 2012 | 18 | 50 |
| 2013 | 29 | 61 |
| 2014 | 31 | 85 |
| 2015 | 50 | 69 |
| 2016 | 46 | 78 |
| 2017 | 49 | 96 |
| 2018 | 47 | 81 |
| 2019 | 63 | 93 |
| 2020 | 76 | 105 |
| 2021 | 48 | 100 |
| 2022 | 61 | 83 |
| 2023 | 71 | 81 |
| 2024 | 74 | 76 |
| 2025 | 78 | 81 |
| 2026 | 35 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for evoking a reflex to monitor the nerves of the larynx6 Oct 2026US 12,751,667 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Balloon catheter and ablation system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,833 B2Shanghai Microport Ep Medtech Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for filling an esophagus balloon18 Aug 2026US 12,708,279 B2Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Catheter for monitoring pressure18 Aug 2026US 12,708,302 B2Sentinel Medical Technologies, LLC
- Systems, devices and methods for draining and analyzing bodily fluids4 Aug 2026US 12,697,466 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Methods and systems for determining body lumen size8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305978 A1Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
- System and method to monitor neural integrity10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262994 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Temporary pacing lead navigation system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256376 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Methods and systems for determining collateral ventilation3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256379 A1Pulmonx Corporation
- Pressure-sensing catheters for improved frequency response, and related devices and methods of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248402 A1Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus and Method for ventricular mapping and ablation931US 5,465,717 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1995
- Systems and methods for guilding diagnostic or therapeutic devices in interior tissue regions776US 5,740,808 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus with basket assembly for endocardial mapping748US 5,345,936 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1994