A61M 16/0418
With integrated means for changing the degree of curvature
Official title: {with integrated means for changing the degree of curvature, e.g. for easy intubation}
A61M16/0418 (With integrated means for changing the degree of curvature) appears on 181 US grants and 238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 238
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, devices, and techniques for positioning tubes including a split, articulating stylet29 Sep 2026US 12,746,357 B2Through the Cords, LLC
- Sequential stylet23 Jun 2026US 12,661,466 B2
- Assemblies and methods for detecting accidental extubation of a tube16 Jun 2026US 12,653,977 B2H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
- Laryngeal mask airway19 May 2026US 12,629,491 B2Changsha Magill Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Endotracheal tube attachment system14 Apr 2026US 12,599,735 B2
- Bougie device with tactile extension9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192072 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Methods of intubating a patient with a sealing endotracheal tube18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166251 A1Epic Airway Systems, Inc.
- Airway management system9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097178 A1
- Method for an endoscopic airway device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091188 A1
- Tracheal introducer sheath and simplified tracheal introducer sheath19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077146 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods, systems, and kits for lung volume reduction320US 6,287,290 B1Pulmonx Corporation · 2001
- Endotracheal tube control device283US 4,244,362 A1981
- Direction control device for endotracheal tube268US 4,063,561 AThe Signal Companies, Inc. · 1977
- High-pressure jet ventilation catheter203US 5,193,533 AThe Brigham and Women S Hospital, Inc. · 1993
- Emergency resuscitation apparatus194US 4,231,365 A1980