A61J 15/0026
Parts, details or accessories for feeding-tubes
Official title: {Parts, details or accessories for feeding-tubes (external tubes from medical containers to a connector outside of the body A61M39/08)}
A61J15/0026 (Parts, details or accessories for feeding-tubes) appears on 989 US grants and 1,243 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 989
- Published applications
- 1,243
- Assignees
- 419
- Inventors
- 1,799
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 | 30 |
| 2004 | 13 | 22 |
| 2005 | 13 | 30 |
| 2006 | 15 | 31 |
| 2007 | 9 | 35 |
| 2008 | 4 | 39 |
| 2009 | 9 | 41 |
| 2010 | 27 | 36 |
| 2011 | 25 | 35 |
| 2012 | 27 | 62 |
| 2013 | 32 | 46 |
| 2014 | 32 | 80 |
| 2015 | 45 | 52 |
| 2016 | 30 | 66 |
| 2017 | 55 | 58 |
| 2018 | 27 | 68 |
| 2019 | 54 | 68 |
| 2020 | 50 | 73 |
| 2021 | 53 | 67 |
| 2022 | 51 | 79 |
| 2023 | 39 | 50 |
| 2024 | 51 | 63 |
| 2025 | 49 | 58 |
| 2026 | 21 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61J 15/003Means for fixing the tube inside the body364
- A61J 15/0053Means for fixing the tube outside of the body304
- A61J 15/008Sensor means217
- A61J 15/0092Valves on feeding tubes188
- A61J 15/0076Feeding pumps168
- A61J 15/0073Multi-lumen tubes157
- A61J 15/0069Tubes feeding directly to the intestines155
- A61J 15/0096Provisions for venting54
Recent patents
- Apparatus for holding a tube and associated method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,789 B2Ezyaid Pty Ltd
- Opening device for aseptic carton packaging used for enteral nutrition through closed system or open system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,858 B2Neolever Ltda
- Method and system for filling an esophagus balloon18 Aug 2026US 12,708,279 B2Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Self collapsing feeding tube with cleaning mechanism18 Aug 2026US 12,708,591 B2Cornell University
- Nasogastric tube30 Jun 2026US 12,667,524 B2Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Nasogastric device and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306365 A1Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- Internally Anchored, Tape-Free Nasal Tube17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272786 A1Good Doctor Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- A modular enteral feeding pump13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232539 A1Rockfield Medical Devices Limited
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