A61M 2025/105
Having a balloon suitable for drug delivery
Official title: {having a balloon suitable for drug delivery, e.g. by using holes for delivery, drug coating or membranes}
A61M2025/105 (Having a balloon suitable for drug delivery) appears on 1,380 US grants and 1,916 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,380
- Published applications
- 1,916
- Assignees
- 528
- Inventors
- 2,232
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Conformable balloon devices and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,376 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Medical balloon having a plurality of structural layers22 Sep 2026US 12,741,124 B2Covidien LP
- Flexible tubular spring structure, and scoring balloon catheter equipped therewith8 Sep 2026US 12,728,239 B2Nu-Life Consulting Pte Ltd
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- Method for treatment of airway stricture or stenosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306805 A1Airiver Medical, Inc.
- Balloon catheter device for atraumatic expansion of hollow organs, and a method for producing such a balloon catheter device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306806 A1
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- Endovascular system for arresting the heart868US 5,766,151 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998