A61F 5/003
Inflatable
Official title: {inflatable}
A61F5/003 (Inflatable) appears on 475 US grants and 745 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 475
- Published applications
- 745
- Assignees
- 156
- Inventors
- 780
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 20 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 8 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 41 |
| 2008 | 2 | 33 |
| 2009 | 6 | 36 |
| 2010 | 11 | 48 |
| 2011 | 20 | 56 |
| 2012 | 19 | 43 |
| 2013 | 24 | 38 |
| 2014 | 46 | 37 |
| 2015 | 26 | 39 |
| 2016 | 36 | 43 |
| 2017 | 39 | 37 |
| 2018 | 29 | 35 |
| 2019 | 28 | 31 |
| 2020 | 39 | 31 |
| 2021 | 25 | 29 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 |
| 2023 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024 | 15 | 24 |
| 2025 | 20 | 34 |
| 2026 | 9 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intragastric device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,057 B2Medtimo Inc.
- Device for inserting an inflatable intragastric balloon19 May 2026US 12,629,271 B2
- Inflatable bariatric clamp28 Apr 2026US 12,611,323 B2Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
- Apparatus for treating obesity21 Apr 2026US 12,605,263 B2
- Method of deploying an intraluminal device and intraluminal system14 Apr 2026US 12,599,493 B2Bfkw, LLC
- Inflatable bariatric clamp10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263251 A1Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
- Apparatus for treating gerd7 May 2026US 2026/0124054 A1
- Intragastric device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115028 A1Reshape Lifesciences Inc.
- Method of deploying an intraluminal device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115029 A1Bfkw, LLC
- Systems and methods for locating and/or characterizing intragastric devices19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047773 A1Reshape Lifesciences Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach1,798US 6,981,978 B2Satiety, Inc. · 2006
- Universal gastric band1,333US 5,601,604 AInamed Development Company · 1997
- Method and apparatus for adjusting a gastrointestinal restriction device1,143US 7,862,502 B2Ellipse Technologies, Inc. · 2011
- Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter and method for controlling body weight therewith591US 5,234,454 AAkron City Hospital · 1993
- Apparatus for treating obesity and reflux disease554US 10,045,869 B22018