A61M 60/843
Balloon aspects
Official title: Balloon aspects, e.g. shapes or materials
A61M60/843 (Balloon aspects) appears on 115 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 115
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 211
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Endovascular variable aortic control catheter7 Jul 2026US 12,672,876 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Intra-cardiac left atrial and dual support systems23 Jun 2026US 12,661,497 B2inQB8 Medical Technologies, LLC
- Intravascular fluid movement devices, systems, and methods of use3 Feb 2026US 12,539,413 B2Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Heart assist device4 Nov 2025US 12,458,791 B2CardiacBooster B.V.
- Systems and methods for selectively occluding the superior vena cava for treating heart conditions2 Sep 2025US 12,402,884 B2Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
- Circulatory assist device with multi-leaflet valve27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249072 A1CardiacBooster B.V.
- Apparatus and methods for optimizing intra cardiac filling pressures, heart rate, and cardiac output23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207921 A1Ablation Innovations, LLC
- Arterial compliance adjustment30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115448 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Intraluminal pressure dampening and energy recoil device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102601 A1
- Multi-modal flow modulating devices for blood vessels12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069439 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elongatable balloon catheter362US 4,276,874 ADatascope Corporation · 1981
- Intra-ventricular expansible assist pump355US 5,169,378 A1992
- Coronary sinus retroperfusion apparatus for the treatment of myocardial ischemia295US 4,459,977 A1984
- Arterial catheter means277US 4,705,507 A1987
- Method and apparatus for measuring flow rate and controlling delivered volume of fluid through a valve aperture272US 5,904,666 AL. Vad Technology, Inc. · 1999