A61F 11/20
Ear surgery
A61F11/20 (Ear surgery) appears on 425 US grants and 477 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 425
- Published applications
- 477
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 652
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 29 |
| 2009 | 3 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 19 |
| 2011 | 10 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 15 | 19 |
| 2014 | 24 | 25 |
| 2015 | 16 | 23 |
| 2016 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 24 | 28 |
| 2018 | 18 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 | 31 |
| 2020 | 30 | 24 |
| 2021 | 18 | 42 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 32 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 |
| 2026 | 12 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tympanic membrane therapeutic device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,103 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Devices and methods for insertion and/or pressurization of a balloon catheter for balloon dilation of the eustachian tube and other anatomical passageways accessible through the nostril of a human22 Sep 2026US 12,741,125 B2Venteus ApS
- Systems and methods of tympanostomy tube delivery25 Aug 2026US 12,714,605 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Surgical knife with retractable blade14 Jul 2026US 12,678,335 B2Alcon Inc.
- Dilation instrument with malleable guide and dilation catheter with integral position sensor7 Jul 2026US 12,673,193 B2Acclarent, Inc.
- Surgical template and method for configuring and/or manufacturing a surgical template20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240551 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Biopolymer-based tympanostomy tubes with programmable, tunable, and on-demand degradation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240644 A1Trustees of Tufts College
- Devices and Methods for Insertion and/or Pressurization of a Balloon Catheter for Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube and Other Anatomical Passageways Accessible Through the Nostril of a Human6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224868 A1Venteus ApS
- Implantable electrode array position monitoring11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158283 A1Cochlear Limited
- Tube deploying system with visual indicator7 May 2026US 2026/0124077 A1Preceptis Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cochlear implant system component having multiple electrode assemblies1,455US 9,119,957 B2Cochlear Limited · 2015
- Devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitus and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat357US 7,654,997 B2Acclarent, Inc. · 2010
- Devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitis and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat273US 8,142,422 B2Acclarent, Inc. · 2012
- Devices, systems and methods for treating disorders of the ear, nose and throat269US 7,462,175 B2Acclarent, Inc. · 2008
- Device for positioning and fixing of therapeutic, surgical, or diagnostic instruments265US 5,776,144 AImplex GmbH Spezialhorgerate · 1998