A61M 25/1002
Characterised by balloon shape
Official title: {characterised by balloon shape (A61M25/1006, A61M25/1009 take precedence)}
A61M25/1002 (Characterised by balloon shape) appears on 2,128 US grants and 2,497 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 2,128
- Published applications
- 2,497
- Assignees
- 735
- Inventors
- 3,253
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | 82 | 0 |
| 1999 | 47 | 0 |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 33 |
| 2002 | 46 | 58 |
| 2003 | 51 | 66 |
| 2004 | 28 | 58 |
| 2005 | 34 | 70 |
| 2006 | 29 | 62 |
| 2007 | 29 | 89 |
| 2008 | 17 | 120 |
| 2009 | 20 | 98 |
| 2010 | 53 | 95 |
| 2011 | 53 | 89 |
| 2012 | 66 | 81 |
| 2013 | 79 | 89 |
| 2014 | 88 | 117 |
| 2015 | 90 | 129 |
| 2016 | 88 | 101 |
| 2017 | 73 | 107 |
| 2018 | 84 | 124 |
| 2019 | 90 | 160 |
| 2020 | 105 | 138 |
| 2021 | 98 | 127 |
| 2022 | 82 | 103 |
| 2023 | 95 | 92 |
| 2024 | 74 | 107 |
| 2025 | 91 | 100 |
| 2026 | 44 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Replacement heart valve system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,821 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Eluting perfusion catheters and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,087 B2Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Perfusion catheters and related methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,374 B2Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Conformable balloon devices and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,376 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Intraluminal vascular device, particularly for sclerotherapy, and method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,795 B2I-Vasc S.R.L.
- Chemical ablation and method of treatment for various diseases8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306804 A1Neurotronic, Inc.
- Devices, Systems, and Methods for Pulsed Electric Field Treatment of Tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306862 A1
- Intracardiac delivery catheter and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294395 A1TargetCath, Inc.
- Catheter based system and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294524 A1RE-PULSE S.r.l.
- Device for treating bifurcated blood vessels1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294656 A1Bentley InnoMed GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coaxial catheter system1,540US 7,766,894 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Apparatus for ablating turbinates1,524US 6,517,535 B2Gyrus Ent, L.L.C. · 2003
- Valvuloplasty device with satellite expansion means1,229US 4,878,495 A1989
- Bifurcating stent apparatus and method1,165US 4,994,071 ACordis Corporation · 1991
- Circumferential ablation device assembly1,145US 6,117,101 AAtrionix, Inc. · 2000