A61G 7/057
Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns
Official title: Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor {(ventilation openings in mattresses A47C21/042; pneumatic or hydraulic mattresses A47C27/08)}
A61G7/057 (Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns) appears on 2,198 US grants and 2,185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 2,198
- Published applications
- 2,185
- Assignees
- 691
- Inventors
- 3,203
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 53 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 18 |
| 2002 | 49 | 51 |
| 2003 | 44 | 48 |
| 2004 | 59 | 54 |
| 2005 | 36 | 51 |
| 2006 | 26 | 60 |
| 2007 | 40 | 63 |
| 2008 | 48 | 106 |
| 2009 | 32 | 72 |
| 2010 | 55 | 63 |
| 2011 | 62 | 93 |
| 2012 | 55 | 89 |
| 2013 | 57 | 96 |
| 2014 | 76 | 136 |
| 2015 | 79 | 103 |
| 2016 | 74 | 97 |
| 2017 | 76 | 123 |
| 2018 | 62 | 88 |
| 2019 | 79 | 104 |
| 2020 | 98 | 98 |
| 2021 | 93 | 109 |
| 2022 | 77 | 89 |
| 2023 | 74 | 111 |
| 2024 | 74 | 79 |
| 2025 | 79 | 95 |
| 2026 | 65 | 89 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61G 7/05769With inflatable chambers1,315
- A61G 7/05784With ventilating means382
- A61G 7/05715With modular blocks, or inserts, with layers of different material362
- A61G 7/05738With fluid-like particles280
- A61G 7/0573With mattress frames having alternately movable parts163
- A61G 7/05707With integral, body-bearing projections or protuberances110
- A61G 7/05723With cut-outs or depressions in order to relieve the pressure on a91
- A61G 7/05761Where patient is supported on a free, unbounded, film or cushion of37
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