A61M 16/0445
Special cuff forms
Official title: {Special cuff forms, e.g. undulated}
A61M16/0445 (Special cuff forms) appears on 270 US grants and 365 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 270
- Published applications
- 365
- Assignees
- 143
- Inventors
- 459
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 4 | 14 |
| 2011 | 2 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 20 |
| 2013 | 9 | 16 |
| 2014 | 15 | 31 |
| 2015 | 16 | 25 |
| 2016 | 20 | 22 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020 | 22 | 23 |
| 2021 | 8 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Supraglottic airway device with a dynamic cuff with superior ventilating capability25 Aug 2026US 12,714,814 B2
- Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter28 Jul 2026US 12,690,814 B2Pulmonx Corporation
- Ventilation assistance device14 Jul 2026US 12,678,320 B2Lma Optimizer B.V.
- Endotracheal tube relief valve12 May 2026US 12,623,042 B2SharpMed, LLC.
- System and method for avoiding leakage in endotracheal tube with single or double cuff14 Apr 2026US 12,599,736 B2Medical Technology for Life
- Endotracheal tube inflatable cuff3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257031 A1SharpMed, LLC.
- Tracheal Intubation Balloon Cuff Through Which Fluid Passage Ducts Extend20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241128 A1
- Methods of intubating a patient with a sealing endotracheal tube18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166251 A1Epic Airway Systems, Inc.
- Ventilation assistance device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108373 A1Lma Optimizer B.V.
- Method for an endoscopic airway device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091188 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thin layer ablation apparatus1,138US 5,505,730 A1996
- Thin layer ablation apparatus650US 5,558,672 AVidacare Corporation · 1996
- Thin layer ablation apparatus611US 5,569,241 AVidacare Corporation · 1996
- Method and apparatus for intravascular drug delivery401US 5,306,250 AIndiana University Foundation · 1994
- Method of making an artificial airway device214US 5,391,248 A1995