A61M 16/0425
Metal tubes
Official title: {Metal tubes}
A61M16/0425 (Metal tubes) appears on 63 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 143
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anti-kink and ergonomic nasal cannula device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,816 B2
- Medico-surgical tubes23 Jun 2026US 12,661,467 B2Icu Medical International Limited
- Endotracheal tube apparatus27 Feb 2024US 11,911,607 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Endotracheal tube with resistant material, sleeve and cuff18 Apr 2023US 11,628,264 B2Bryan Medical, Inc.
- Swivel connector endotracheal tube for surgery on lower face and neck17 Jan 2023US 11,554,232 B2
- Intubation devices and systems12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069806 A1Flexicare (Group) Limited
- Endotracheal device13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082192 A1
- Multi-cuffed endotracheal tubes2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001111 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Endotracheal tube apparatus26 Dec 2024US 2024/0424289 A1
- Medico-surgical tubes11 Jul 2024US 2024/0226481 A9Smiths Medical International Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endotracheal tube control device283US 4,244,362 A1981
- Direction control device for endotracheal tube268US 4,063,561 AThe Signal Companies, Inc. · 1977
- Reinforced therapeutic tube223US 4,737,153 AKuraray Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Tracheal tube with reinforced flexible segment186US 5,546,936 AMallinckrodt Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Cuffed nasal airway and anesthetic wand system158US 6,536,437 B12003