A61M 16/0666
Nasal cannulas or tubing
Official title: {Nasal cannulas or tubing (devices for improving normal breathing through the nose A61F5/08; nose filters A62B23/06; outside holding devices A61M25/02)}
A61M16/0666 (Nasal cannulas or tubing) appears on 2,517 US grants and 3,554 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 2,517
- Published applications
- 3,554
- Assignees
- 718
- Inventors
- 3,746
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | 31 | 37 |
| 2003 | 39 | 53 |
| 2004 | 30 | 51 |
| 2005 | 21 | 72 |
| 2006 | 43 | 91 |
| 2007 | 33 | 63 |
| 2008 | 25 | 84 |
| 2009 | 34 | 88 |
| 2010 | 34 | 94 |
| 2011 | 52 | 103 |
| 2012 | 59 | 126 |
| 2013 | 101 | 156 |
| 2014 | 87 | 162 |
| 2015 | 93 | 167 |
| 2016 | 89 | 163 |
| 2017 | 105 | 152 |
| 2018 | 118 | 152 |
| 2019 | 151 | 205 |
| 2020 | 162 | 212 |
| 2021 | 171 | 256 |
| 2022 | 196 | 268 |
| 2023 | 161 | 247 |
| 2024 | 183 | 223 |
| 2025 | 168 | 205 |
| 2026 | 109 | 118 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Headgear assemblies and interface assemblies with headgear29 Sep 2026US 12,746,360 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Breathing gas delivery pipe, nasal catheter, and ventilation therapy device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,114 B2Bmc Medical Co., Ltd.
- Contactless CPAP device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,064 B2
- Patient interface15 Sep 2026US 12,734,324 B2ResMed Pty Ltd
- Patient interface with a heat and moisture exchanger8 Sep 2026US 12,728,224 B2ResMed Pty Ltd
- Nasal/oral cannula system and manufacturing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305976 A1Masimo Sweden AB
- Methods and apparatus for high gas flow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306769 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Patient interface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306774 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
- Patient interface including flow generator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306775 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
- Oronasal patient interface adapted for use in positive airway pressure delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306776 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for treating snoring sickness1,178US 4,944,310 ASomed Pty. Ltd. · 1990
- Control device for supplying supplemental respiratory oxygen1,154US 6,371,114 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2002
- Control of respiratory oxygen delivery1,146US 6,186,142 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation (MITI) · 2001
- Automated control and conservation of supplemental respiratory oxygen1,135US 6,532,958 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2003
- Control of supplemental respiratory oxygen1,117US 6,561,187 B2Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2003