A61M 16/0479
Above the cuff
Official title: {above the cuff, e.g. giving access to the upper trachea}
A61M16/0479 (Above the cuff) appears on 169 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 342
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 18 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 18 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 21 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Supraglottic airway device with a dynamic cuff with superior ventilating capability25 Aug 2026US 12,714,814 B2
- System and method for avoiding leakage in endotracheal tube with single or double cuff14 Apr 2026US 12,599,736 B2Medical Technology for Life
- Catheter dynamic tip occlusion3 Feb 2026US 12,539,382 B2Airway Medix S.A.
- System and method for controlling and monitoring flow in an endotracheal tube9 Sep 2025US 12,409,286 B2Hospitech Respiration Ltd.
- System and method for cleansing segments of a luminal network7 Jan 2025US 12,185,909 B2Covidien LP
- Set at least comprising a tracheal cannula and an obturator9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192068 A1Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik—Vertrieb GmbH
- Tracheal cannula and use of a cannula shield9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192071 A1Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik—Vertrieb GmbH
- Endotracheal tube assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0137887 A1
- Medical tubes for selective mechanical ventilation of the lungs12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069807 A1
- System and method for controlling and monitoring flow in an endotracheal tube15 May 2025US 2025/0152880 A1Hospitech Respiration Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multiple surgical cuff506US 4,423,725 A1984
- Lung cancer hyperthermia via ultrasound and/or convection with perfiuorochemical liquids373US 5,158,536 ABiopulmonics, Inc. · 1992
- Apparatus for pulmonary delivery of drugs with simultaneous liquid lavage and ventilation371US 5,562,608 ABiopulmonics, Inc. · 1996
- Pulmonary delivery of therapeutic agent333US 5,707,352 AAlliance Pharmaceutical Corp. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for isolated lung access326US 6,398,775 B1Pulmonx Corporation · 2002