A61M 2025/1004
Balloons with folds
Official title: {Balloons with folds, e.g. folded or multifolded}
A61M2025/1004 (Balloons with folds) appears on 368 US grants and 480 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 368
- Published applications
- 480
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 753
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 19 | 15 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 20 |
| 2014 | 15 | 21 |
| 2015 | 17 | 24 |
| 2016 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 32 |
| 2019 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020 | 31 | 25 |
| 2021 | 16 | 30 |
| 2022 | 13 | 26 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 25 |
| 2025 | 26 | 21 |
| 2026 | 11 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for delivery and deployment of balloon expandable transcatheter valves15 Sep 2026US 12,734,032 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Flexible tubular spring structure, and scoring balloon catheter equipped therewith8 Sep 2026US 12,728,239 B2Nu-Life Consulting Pte Ltd
- Devices and methods for delivery and deployment of balloon expandable transcatheter valves25 Aug 2026US 12,714,561 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Inflatable perfusion balloon with outer mesh and related methods7 Jul 2026US 12,673,189 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Balloon catheter and methods of use2 Jun 2026US 12,642,946 B2Cagent Vascular, Inc.
- Devices, Systems, and Methods for Pulsed Electric Field Treatment of Tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306862 A1
- Pressurized crimped balloons and stents and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283825 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Improved heat exchange catheters for use with a patient body temperature management system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248645 A1Zoll Circulation, Inc.
- Balloon catheter and method for manufacturing balloon catheter6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224862 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- A non-occlusive balloon catheter16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199640 A1Hoop Medical Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for dilatation of a stenotic vessel384US 5,336,234 AInterventional Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Elongatable balloon catheter362US 4,276,874 ADatascope Corporation · 1981
- Methods and systems for treating ischemia348US 6,295,990 B1Salient Interventional Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Stent-implanting balloon assembly321US 5,037,392 ACordis Corporation · 1991
- Passive perfusion angioplasty catheter311US 5,308,356 A1994