A61J 15/003
Means for fixing the tube inside the body
Official title: {Means for fixing the tube inside the body, e.g. balloons, retaining means (holding devices holding in the body A61M25/04)}
A61J15/003 (Means for fixing the tube inside the body) appears on 364 US grants and 384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
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| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for holding a tube and associated method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,789 B2Ezyaid Pty Ltd
- 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.
- Intraoral gastrointestinal access device and related methods14 Apr 2026US 12,599,544 B2Alsteni Medical, Inc.
- Gastrostomy catheter, insertion jig set, insertion jig and gastrostomy catheter set10 Feb 2026US 12,544,317 B2Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
- Nasogastric device and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306365 A1Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- Enteral feeding tube for feeding patients such as newborn babies, in particular premature babies9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191742 A1Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
- Gastrojejunal tube apparatus and methods of use2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183197 A1Inmed Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for accessing and monitoring the gastrointestinal tract2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183198 A1Gravitas Medical, Inc.
- Enteral feeding bag and pump support23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108429 A1Kpr U. S. LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intubation device for enteral feeding1,474US 7,771,396 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- 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
- Low profile gastrostomy device306US 4,863,438 AApplied Medical Technology, Inc. · 1989