A61J 15/0015
Gastrostomy feeding-tubes
Official title: {Gastrostomy feeding-tubes (insertion tools or methods A61B17/34)}
A61J15/0015 (Gastrostomy feeding-tubes) appears on 436 US grants and 488 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 436
- Published applications
- 488
- Assignees
- 177
- Inventors
- 765
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 21 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 20 |
| 2006 | 9 | 20 |
| 2007 | 4 | 26 |
| 2008 | 1 | 22 |
| 2009 | 10 | 28 |
| 2010 | 19 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 |
| 2012 | 16 | 31 |
| 2013 | 14 | 16 |
| 2014 | 18 | 31 |
| 2015 | 25 | 21 |
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| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 14 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12 | 29 |
| 2021 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self collapsing feeding tube with cleaning mechanism18 Aug 2026US 12,708,591 B2Cornell University
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and camera2 Jun 2026US 12,642,752 B2Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Enteral feeding adapters and methods of using the enteral feeding adapters7 Apr 2026US 12,594,222 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Gastrostomy catheter, insertion jig set, insertion jig and gastrostomy catheter set10 Feb 2026US 12,544,317 B2Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
- Gastrojejunal tube apparatus and methods of use16 Sep 2025US 12,414,903 B2Inmed Corporation
- Containment device for stoma treatments3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256656 A1
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and actuator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240726 A1Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Gastrojejunal tube apparatus and methods of use2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183197 A1Inmed Corporation
- Enteral feeding adapters and methods of using the enteral feeding adapters28 May 2026US 2026/0144713 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Systems and methods for percutaneous drainage16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105747 A1NoviRad, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intubation device for enteral feeding1,474US 7,771,396 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Medical catheter assembly including a removable inner sleeve and method of using the same408US 7,041,083 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Stomach intubation and catheter placement system373US 3,961,632 A1976
- Apparatus and methods for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy314US 5,112,310 A1992
- Apparatus and method for percutaneous placement of gastro-intestinal tubes312US 6,030,364 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 2000