A61M 25/1018
Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices
Official title: {Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices}
A61M25/1018 (Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices) appears on 1,410 US grants and 1,780 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,410
- Published applications
- 1,780
- Assignees
- 654
- Inventors
- 2,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 25 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14 |
| 2004 | 11 | 26 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 6 | 33 |
| 2007 | 10 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7 | 25 |
| 2009 | 6 | 26 |
| 2010 | 23 | 43 |
| 2011 | 19 | 46 |
| 2012 | 31 | 50 |
| 2013 | 39 | 68 |
| 2014 | 40 | 86 |
| 2015 | 58 | 86 |
| 2016 | 69 | 88 |
| 2017 | 67 | 99 |
| 2018 | 65 | 107 |
| 2019 | 86 | 143 |
| 2020 | 100 | 135 |
| 2021 | 78 | 124 |
| 2022 | 88 | 102 |
| 2023 | 91 | 113 |
| 2024 | 86 | 125 |
| 2025 | 83 | 88 |
| 2026 | 52 | 74 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Eluting perfusion catheters and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,087 B2Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Pressurizing device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,375 B2Goodman Co., Ltd.
- Systems, methods and devices for progressively softening multi-compositional intravascular tissue15 Sep 2026US 12,733,948 B2Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Intragastric device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,057 B2Medtimo Inc.
- Device and method for the dynamically sealing occlusion or space-filling tamponade of a hollow organ15 Sep 2026US 12,734,320 B2Advanced Medical Balloons GmbH
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Method for treatment of airway stricture or stenosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306805 A1Airiver Medical, Inc.
- Removable volume indicator for syringe1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295223 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Using minimally invasive systems for hemostasis of tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283620 A1PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
- Visual and tactile verification and securing system for needle thoracostomy (nt)24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284280 A1The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coaxial catheter system1,540US 7,766,894 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Apparatus and method for engrafting a blood vessel1,204US 5,591,195 A1997
- Physiologic low stress angioplasty594US 5,496,311 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1996
- Catheter system for emboli containment551US 6,022,336 APercusurge, Inc. · 2000
- Exchange method for emboli containment530US 6,544,276 B1Medtronic AVE, Inc. · 2003