A61F 7/12
Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities
A61F7/12 (Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities) appears on 1,401 US grants and 1,745 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,401
- Published applications
- 1,745
- Assignees
- 524
- Inventors
- 1,989
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 27 |
| 2002 | 46 | 88 |
| 2003 | 61 | 53 |
| 2004 | 63 | 71 |
| 2005 | 34 | 49 |
| 2006 | 33 | 59 |
| 2007 | 34 | 45 |
| 2008 | 20 | 64 |
| 2009 | 18 | 51 |
| 2010 | 39 | 48 |
| 2011 | 35 | 54 |
| 2012 | 52 | 63 |
| 2013 | 51 | 79 |
| 2014 | 54 | 95 |
| 2015 | 50 | 76 |
| 2016 | 70 | 84 |
| 2017 | 54 | 89 |
| 2018 | 43 | 94 |
| 2019 | 75 | 91 |
| 2020 | 58 | 83 |
| 2021 | 59 | 90 |
| 2022 | 62 | 66 |
| 2023 | 58 | 81 |
| 2024 | 66 | 51 |
| 2025 | 55 | 59 |
| 2026 | 35 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,858 B2Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
- Control of fluid temperature in a dialysis system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,070 B2Gambro Lundia AB
- System and method for extracorporeal temperature control22 Sep 2026US 12,741,073 B2Medivance Incorporated
- Heating device for perfusion fluid, channel and heating assembly1 Sep 2026US 12,721,748 B2ThermaSolutions Europe B.V.
- Epileptic seizure prevention or treatment via heart rate clamping25 Aug 2026US 12,714,356 B2Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C.
- Device and Method for Nerve Block by Local Cooling to Room Temperature1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294678 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Methods and devices for selective disruption of visceral fat by controlled cooling24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283673 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Surgical humidification system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284332 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Implant and arrangement comprising a radiation source and an implant17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272708 A1Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen
- Systems, methods, and devices for treating mouth and jaw disorders27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248638 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for direct heating of fluid solution in a hollow body organ and methods1,206US 5,891,094 AInnerdyne, Inc. · 1999
- Method for treating a sphincter813US 6,009,877 A2000
- Method and apparatus for thermal therapy of tumors683US 5,620,479 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1997
- Methods and apparatus for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation662US 7,617,005 B2Ardian, Inc. · 2009
- Thermotherapeutic apparatus639US 5,106,360 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1992