A61F 5/0073
In the abdominal cavity
Official title: {in the abdominal cavity, e.g. not attached to the stomach}
A61F5/0073 (In the abdominal cavity) appears on 123 US grants and 198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 198
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 250
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 13 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 | 1 | 18 |
| 2011 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 20 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for treating obesity21 Apr 2026US 12,605,263 B2
- Apparatus for treating GERD3 Feb 2026US 12,539,222 B2
- Method and instruments for treating GERD29 Jul 2025US 12,370,069 B2
- Method and instrument for treating obesity8 Jul 2025US 12,350,141 B2
- Methods and instruments for treating GERD and hiatal hernia3 Jun 2025US 12,318,278 B2
- Apparatus for treating gerd7 May 2026US 2026/0124054 A1
- Apparatus for treating gerd25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387251 A1
- Apparatus for treating gerd21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262076 A1
- Intragastric device24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235338 A1Reshape Lifesciences Inc.
- Intragastric volume-occupying device and method for fabricating same17 Jul 2025US 2025/0228684 A1Reshape Lifesciences Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for treating obesity and reflux disease554US 10,045,869 B22018
- Inflatable gastric device for treating obesity424US 4,246,893 A1981
- Pyloric valve corking device and method166US 6,994,095 B2Medventure Associates IV · 2006
- Obesity treatment systems149US 8,343,031 B22013
- Intragastric device148US 7,854,745 B2Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. · 2010