A61H 9/0078
With intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs
Official title: {with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs (mattresses for preventing bed-sores with alternated pressurized chambers A61G7/05776)}
A61H9/0078 (With intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs) appears on 1,367 US grants and 1,890 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 1,367
- Published applications
- 1,890
- Assignees
- 692
- Inventors
- 2,853
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 10 |
| 2002 | 26 | 31 |
| 2003 | 21 | 23 |
| 2004 | 14 | 35 |
| 2005 | 19 | 44 |
| 2006 | 23 | 47 |
| 2007 | 17 | 35 |
| 2008 | 15 | 62 |
| 2009 | 20 | 55 |
| 2010 | 22 | 58 |
| 2011 | 38 | 52 |
| 2012 | 40 | 69 |
| 2013 | 45 | 82 |
| 2014 | 57 | 98 |
| 2015 | 51 | 74 |
| 2016 | 47 | 97 |
| 2017 | 71 | 105 |
| 2018 | 53 | 82 |
| 2019 | 76 | 93 |
| 2020 | 68 | 121 |
| 2021 | 76 | 107 |
| 2022 | 77 | 93 |
| 2023 | 69 | 123 |
| 2024 | 61 | 117 |
| 2025 | 69 | 91 |
| 2026 | 49 | 86 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Sensory-responsive wearable system with biometric-controlled adaptive actuation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295204 A1
- System and a device for a remote controlled firmness adjustable and massager mattress24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283373 A1
- Foot massager24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283894 A1Reestar International Limited
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Configurable system for alerting caregivers455US 7,319,386 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2008
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and assisted circulation system358US 4,928,674 AThe Johns Hopkins University · 1990
- Active compression/decompression cardiac assist/support device and method273US 5,490,820 ADatascope Investment Corp. · 1996
- Therapeutic apparatus for treating ulcers253US 7,214,202 B1KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2007
- Heart massage apparatus242US 5,119,804 A1992