A61B 2017/00827
Treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux
Official title: {Treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux}
A61B2017/00827 (Treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux) appears on 501 US grants and 719 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 719
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 599
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207195 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Stomach instrument and method21 May 2026US 2026/0137538 A1
- Apparatus for treating gerd7 May 2026US 2026/0124054 A1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,708US 5,571,116 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus and method for resectioning gastro-esophageal tissue2,688US 6,835,199 B2Rex Medical, L. P. · 2004
- Non-invasive apparatus for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,452US 5,897,562 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Stapler for endoscopes2,018US 6,872,214 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2005