A61B 2017/22037
Fecal impaction removal
Official title: {Fecal impaction removal}
A61B2017/22037 (Fecal impaction removal) appears on 33 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 68
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for cleaning contaminated body cavities4 Aug 2026US 12,697,429 B2
- Apparatus and method for treatment of bowel impaction27 May 2025US 12,310,606 B2
- Fecalith removal system15 Oct 2024US 12,114,875 B2Ellenial Surgical, LLC
- Systems and methods for cleaning body cavities5 Dec 2023US 11,832,794 B2Motus GI Medical Technologies Ltd.
- Fecal impact remover tool and method of using thereof5 Dec 2023US 11,832,835 B1
- Method for treating conditions of the gi tract using a vibrating ingestible capsule4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151148 A1Vibrant Corporation
- Apparatus and method for treatment of bowel impaction7 Aug 2025US 2025/0248723 A1
- Fecalith removal system9 Jan 2025US 2025/0009372 A1Ellenial Surgical, LLC
- Devices and methods for cleaning contaminated body cavities22 Jun 2023US 2023/0191018 A1
- Stool Management System27 Apr 2023US 2023/0125094 A1WilMarc Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-purpose medical devices392US 4,447,227 AEndoscopy Surgical Systems, Inc. · 1984
- Fecal impaction remover214US 4,243,037 A1981
- Horn used in an ultrasonic surgical operating instrument195US 5,042,461 ASumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for removing fecal impaction126US 5,730,726 A1998
- Colo-rectal evacuator118US 4,596,554 A1986