A61B 5/037
Measuring oesophageal pressure
Official title: {Measuring oesophageal pressure}
A61B5/037 (Measuring oesophageal pressure) appears on 171 US grants and 229 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 171
- Published applications
- 229
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 355
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Method for monitoring lung integrity31 Mar 2026US 12,588,831 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Systems and methods for endoscopic manometry11 Nov 2025US 12,465,256 B1Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
- Circumferentially sensing manometry systems and methods with catheter utilizing pressure sensitive mems14 Oct 2025US 12,440,116 B2Covidien LP
- Catheter for recovery of dysphagia23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207926 A1Phagenesis Limited
- Systems and methods for endoscopic manometry30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114775 A1
- Multifunction Newborn Gavage Tube2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090959 A1Ascension Health Alliance
- Device and Implantation System for Electrical Stimulation of Biological Systems26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054060 A1EndoStim, Inc.
- Circumferentially sensing manometry systems and methods with catheter utilizing pressure sensitive mems5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033733 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable monitoring probe935US 6,689,056 B1Medtronic Endonetics, Inc. · 2004
- Remote physiological monitoring system638US 6,285,897 B1Endonetics, Inc. · 2001
- Sheath and method for reconfiguring lung viewing scope495US 6,585,639 B1Pulmonx Corporation · 2003
- Method and apparatus utilizing heart sounds for determining pressures associated with the left atrium279US 5,921,935 AThe Research Foundation of State University of New York · 1999
- Multiple channel perfused manometry apparatus and a method of operation of such a device269US 5,609,060 ADentsleeve Pty Limited · 1997