A61M 25/1027
Making of balloon catheters
Official title: {Making of balloon catheters}
A61M25/1027 (Making of balloon catheters) appears on 1,669 US grants and 1,867 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,669
- Published applications
- 1,867
- Assignees
- 469
- Inventors
- 2,248
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 27 |
| 2002 | 36 | 52 |
| 2003 | 46 | 61 |
| 2004 | 31 | 62 |
| 2005 | 36 | 85 |
| 2006 | 29 | 62 |
| 2007 | 27 | 77 |
| 2008 | 21 | 70 |
| 2009 | 27 | 73 |
| 2010 | 58 | 82 |
| 2011 | 64 | 93 |
| 2012 | 68 | 94 |
| 2013 | 71 | 80 |
| 2014 | 69 | 92 |
| 2015 | 74 | 95 |
| 2016 | 54 | 92 |
| 2017 | 72 | 89 |
| 2018 | 60 | 82 |
| 2019 | 77 | 65 |
| 2020 | 86 | 91 |
| 2021 | 60 | 54 |
| 2022 | 49 | 77 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 |
| 2024 | 37 | 63 |
| 2025 | 44 | 60 |
| 2026 | 35 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bifurcated dual-balloon catheter system for bifurcated vessels6 Oct 2026US 12,751,843 B2
- Balloon catheter device for atraumatic expansion of hollow organs, and a method for producing such a balloon catheter device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,088 B2BVS—Best Vascular Solutions GmbH
- Composite medical balloon with hybrid outer layer and related production method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,089 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- 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
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Balloon catheter device for atraumatic expansion of hollow organs, and a method for producing such a balloon catheter device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306806 A1
- Crimping method and crimping device for a tubular stent, and implantable device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294654 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Balloon catheters and associated methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263762 A1Accumed Radial Systems, LLC
- Pressure-sensing catheters for improved frequency response, and related devices and methods of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248402 A1Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endovascular system for arresting the heart868US 5,766,151 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Multilayer extrusion of angioplasty balloons635US 5,270,086 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1993
- Heat transfer catheters and methods of making and using same632US 5,624,392 A1997
- Variable diameter catheter607US 4,738,666 AGenus Catheter Technologies, Inc. · 1988
- Vascular guiding catheter assembly and vascular dilating catheter assembly and a combination thereof and methods of making the same592US 4,323,071 AAdvanced Catheter Systems, Inc. · 1982