A61B 5/285
Endotracheal, oesophageal or gastric probes
A61B5/285 (Endotracheal, oesophageal or gastric probes) appears on 117 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 117
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 193
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for applying a tracing to an expandable device26 May 2026US 12,635,951 B2Covidien LP
- Methods and apparatus for accessing and monitoring the gastrointestinal tract3 Feb 2026US 12,539,258 B2Gravitas Medical, Inc.
- Apparatus, system, and method for detecting the distance between sensors using ultrasound14 Oct 2025US 12,440,183 B2Avent, Inc.
- Systems, devices and methods for modulating a respiratory drive of a patient23 Sep 2025US 12,420,037 B2Unity Health Toronto
- System and method for monitoring nerve activity within a trachea of a patient10 Sep 2024US 12,082,944 B2Stryker Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for accessing and monitoring the gastrointestinal tract2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183198 A1Gravitas Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for accessing and monitoring the gastrointestinal tract14 May 2026US 2026/0130829 A1Gravitas Medical, Inc.
- Multifunction Newborn Gavage Tube2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090959 A1Ascension Health Alliance
- Apparatus, System, and Method for Detecting the Distance Between Sensors Using Ultrasound5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033803 A1Avent, Inc.
- Systems, devices and methods for modulating a respiratory drive of a patient5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034321 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for determining the location and orientation of an invasive medical instrument1,444US 6,690,963 B2Biosense, Inc. · 2004
- Medical diagnosis, treatment and imaging systems602US 6,788,967 B2Biosense, Inc. · 2004
- Patient monitoring, diagnosis, and/or therapy systems and methods322US 7,787,946 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · 2010
- Expandable esophageal catheter314US 5,117,828 AArzco Medical Electronics, Inc. · 1992
- Esophageal probe with balloon electrode225US 4,304,239 AThe Kendall Company · 1981