A61J 15/008
Sensor means
Official title: {Sensor means, e.g. for sensing reflux, acidity or pressure (sensors for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00; sensors for inflation control A61M25/1018)}
A61J15/008 (Sensor means) appears on 217 US grants and 323 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 217
- Published applications
- 323
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 495
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for filling an esophagus balloon18 Aug 2026US 12,708,279 B2Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Nasogastric tube30 Jun 2026US 12,667,524 B2Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and camera2 Jun 2026US 12,642,752 B2Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Medical tube position confirmation system19 May 2026US 12,629,210 B2Otsuka Clinical Solutions, Inc.
- System for detecting position of distal end of medical tube31 Mar 2026US 12,589,053 B2Jsm Co., Ltd.
- Nasogastric device and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306365 A1Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor and actuator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240726 A1Envue Medical Holdings, Corp.
- Methods and apparatus for accessing and monitoring the gastrointestinal tract2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183198 A1Gravitas Medical, Inc.
- Guided colored nasogastric tube (gcngt)11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157936 A1University of Bahrain
- System and Method for Real-Time Carbon Dioxide and Pressure Sensing to Verify Placement of Tube in Airway or Esophagus4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151581 A1Avent, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Polyurethane feeding tube and associated adaptors189US 6,464,686 B1Abbott Laboratories · 2002
- Method and apparatus for intubation of a patient186US 6,173,199 B2Syncro Medical Innovations, Inc. · 2001
- Stomach tube146US 5,462,528 A1995
- Methods and apparatus for delivering fluids to a patient127US 6,358,237 B1Assistive Technology Products, Inc. · 2002
- Medical device position guidance system with wireless connectivity between a noninvasive device and an invasive device127US 8,197,494 B2Corpak MedSystems, Inc. · 2012