A61M 16/0495
With tongue depressors
Official title: {with tongue depressors}
A61M16/0495 (With tongue depressors) appears on 275 US grants and 334 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 275
- Published applications
- 334
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 480
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 | 16 |
| 2013 | 9 | 24 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 |
| 2015 | 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical apparatus and method of administration and removal of fluids from a patient11 Aug 2026US 12,702,779 B2
- Oxygenating bite block9 Jun 2026US 12,649,037 B2Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Medical devices for airway management and methods of placement10 Mar 2026US 12,569,314 B2Wm & Dg, Inc.
- Laryngeal mask airway intubation guide and method3 Mar 2026US 12,564,693 B2Airway Medical Innovations Pty Ltd
- Respiratory interface13 Jan 2026US 12,521,508 B2Trudell Medical International
- Oxygenating bite block17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273214 A1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Medical devices with camera and methods of placement3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256346 A1Wm & Dg, Inc.
- Endotracheal intubation guide device and endotracheal intubation guide system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241130 A1Seoul National University Hospital
- Oxygenating oropharyngeal airway devices, kits relating to same, and methods of using same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199619 A1Baylor Research Institute D/B/A Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
- Airway Obturator and Method of Intubation Using the said Obturator with a Video Bougie or an Optical Stylet21 May 2026US 2026/0137888 A1Acera, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination integral bite block airway and nasal cannula363US 5,513,634 AChek-Med Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Breathing assistance apparatus287US 6,679,257 B1Fisher & Paykel Limited · 2004
- Patient interfaces213US 6,892,729 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited · 2005
- Method and apparatus for endotracheal intubation using a light wand and curved guide192US 6,860,264 B2Evergreen Medical Incorporated · 2005
- Blind orolaryngeal and oroesophageal guiding and aiming device182US 5,339,805 A1994