A61B 5/036
By means introduced into body tracts
Official title: {by means introduced into body tracts (A61B5/032 and A61B5/035 take precedence)}
A61B5/036 (By means introduced into body tracts) appears on 659 US grants and 954 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 659
- Published applications
- 954
- Assignees
- 478
- Inventors
- 1,644
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 16 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for draining bodily fluids8 Sep 2026US 12,727,804 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Systems for and methods of performing gastrointestinal manometry25 Aug 2026US 12,714,325 B2Covidien LP
- Method and system for filling an esophagus balloon18 Aug 2026US 12,708,279 B2Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Catheter for monitoring pressure18 Aug 2026US 12,708,302 B2Sentinel Medical Technologies, LLC
- Systems, devices and methods for draining and analyzing bodily fluids4 Aug 2026US 12,697,466 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Wireless intracranial monitoring system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256373 A1Branchpoint & Aura Development LLC
- Temporary pacing lead navigation system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256376 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Pressure-sensing catheters for improved frequency response, and related devices and methods of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248402 A1Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
- Systems, methods, and devices to measure, monitor, and analyze brain activity and brain pressure13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232272 A1Crainiosmart LLC
- Context-aware gestures with an oral sensor interface30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219737 A1Augmental Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable monitoring probe935US 6,689,056 B1Medtronic Endonetics, Inc. · 2004
- Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors845US 6,447,448 B1Ball Semiconductor, Inc. · 2002
- Remote physiological monitoring system638US 6,285,897 B1Endonetics, Inc. · 2001
- Sheath and method for reconfiguring lung viewing scope495US 6,585,639 B1Pulmonx Corporation · 2003
- Multiple compartmented balloon catheter with external pressure sensing485US 5,865,801 A1999