A61J 15/0069
Tubes feeding directly to the intestines
Official title: {Tubes feeding directly to the intestines, e.g. to the jejunum}
A61J15/0069 (Tubes feeding directly to the intestines) appears on 155 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 2 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and camera2 Jun 2026US 12,642,752 B2Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Intraoral gastrointestinal access device and related methods14 Apr 2026US 12,599,544 B2Alsteni Medical, Inc.
- Gastrojejunal tube apparatus and methods of use16 Sep 2025US 12,414,903 B2Inmed Corporation
- Duodenum built-in jejunum cannula releasing system and a use method therefor20 May 2025US 12,303,466 B2Hangzhou Tangji Medical Technology Co. Ltd
- Feeding tube with inflatable balloon component and at least one of a carbon dioxide sampling line and a suction tube component4 Mar 2025US 12,239,610 B2
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and actuator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240726 A1Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- 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
- Systems and methods for percutaneous drainage16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105747 A1NoviRad, Inc.
- Self-clearing gastrojejunostomy tube22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021021 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intubation device for enteral feeding1,474US 7,771,396 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Laparoscopic jejunostomy instrumentation kit274US 5,318,543 AAbbott Laboratories · 1994
- Medical device anchoring system and method262US 6,315,789 B12001
- Low profile combination device for gastrostomy or jejunostomy applications having anti-granuloma formation characteristics187US 6,997,909 B2The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia · 2006
- Method and apparatus for intubation of a patient186US 6,173,199 B2Syncro Medical Innovations, Inc. · 2001