A61M 2205/0283
Electro-active polymers [eap]
Official title: Electro-active polymers [EAP]
A61M2205/0283 (Electro-active polymers [eap]) appears on 95 US grants and 165 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 95
- Published applications
- 165
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 345
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 17 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Drive mechanism for positive displacement pumps16 Jun 2026US 12,653,945 B2Insulet Corporation
- Auto-fit mask24 Feb 2026US 12,558,505 B2ResMed Pty Ltd
- Gas humidification arrangement6 Jan 2026US 12,515,009 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Automatically adjusting headgear for patient interface2 Dec 2025US 12,485,245 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Implant device with MEMS (microelectromechanical system) actuated membrane12 Aug 2025US 12,383,726 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Medical devices, systems and methods for delivering energy6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224236 A1Vicora, Inc.
- Gas humidification arrangement18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166255 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Intravascular catheter with adjustable stiffness14 May 2026US 2026/0131110 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Automatically adjusting headgear for patient interface5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061147 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Automatically adjusting headgear for patient interface5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061148 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cyclical pressure coronary assist pump199US 7,172,551 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2007
- Universal programmable guide catheter180US 6,679,836 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Universal, programmable guide catheter161US 6,997,870 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2006
- Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid149US 7,064,472 B2SRI International · 2006
- Synthetic muscle based diaphragm pump apparatuses131US 6,682,500 B22004