Balloon Device for Rigid Bronchoscopy, Apr 23
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260108143A1 for a balloon device designed for use with rigid bronchoscopes, filed October 23, 2024 and published April 23, 2026. Inventors are An Ho and David Stein. The device comprises a balloon shaft member, balloon member, and inflation device configured to fit snugly on the outside of a rigid bronchoscope to improve patient ventilation during bronchoscopy procedures and prevent back bleeding into the lung.
“The inflatable and adjustable balloon device is configured to fit snugly on the outside of the rigid bronchoscope.”
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USPTO classification A61M covers devices that introduce or withdraw fluids from the body: infusion pumps, catheters, syringes, inhalers, wound drainage, dialysis equipment, and fluid-handling microfluidics. Every newly published application in A61M lands in this feed, around 205 a month. Applications publish 18 months after filing. Watch this if you compete in infusion therapy or drug delivery, file freedom-to-operate analyses for medical device startups, scout acquisition targets in cardiovascular or respiratory devices, or track hospital R&D arms that are quietly patenting clinical innovations.
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USPTO published patent application US20260108143A1 for a balloon device for rigid bronchoscopy. The application discloses an inflatable balloon configured to fit on the exterior of a rigid bronchoscope, connected to an inflation device for adjusting balloon inflation levels. The device is intended to improve jet ventilation and prevent back bleeding during bronchoscopy procedures.
Medical device manufacturers and inventors in the bronchoscopy/ventilation space should monitor this application to assess prior art implications for any overlapping technologies. The published claims, once available via the original document link, will define the scope of protection sought for this ventilation-assist balloon system.
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BALLOON DEVICE FOR RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY
Application US20260108143A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
An Ho, David Stein
Abstract
A balloon device for a rigid bronchoscope includes a balloon shaft member; a balloon member connected to the balloon shaft member; and an inflation device operably connected to the balloon shaft member and the balloon member. The inflation device configured to adjust an inflation level of the balloon member. The inflatable and adjustable balloon device is configured to fit snugly on the outside of the rigid bronchoscope. This enables better ventilation of patient's undergoing rigid bronchoscopy and prevents back bleeding into the lung. Once the balloon is inflated, improved jet ventilation can occur with better resulting aeration.
CPC Classifications
A61B 1/2676 A61B 1/00082 A61M 25/10184
Filing Date
2024-10-23
Application No.
18923845
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