A61M 2210/0668
Middle ear
A61M2210/0668 (Middle ear) appears on 88 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 88
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 194
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for accessing a cochlear implant lead insertion site8 Sep 2026US 12,728,245 B2Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
- Systems and methods for treating hearing loss23 Jun 2026US 12,663,629 B2Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
- Visualization devices, systems, and methods for otology and other uses14 Oct 2025US 12,443,020 B2Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
- Submucosal bioresorbable drug eluting platform2 Sep 2025US 12,403,291 B2Intersect ENT, Inc.
- Geometric voids for implantable therapeutic delivery device26 Aug 2025US 12,397,139 B1Cochlear Limited
- Ear catheter for applying medication23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207901 A1Auriventis Medical GmbH
- Trans middle ear-inner ear fluid flow implementations9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192097 A1Cochlear Limited
- Formulation For Treatment of Middle Ear Infections Without Antibiotics7 May 2026US 2026/0124265 A1
- System for accessing a cochlear implant lead insertion site23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108714 A1Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
- System for accessing a cochlear implant lead insertion site16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102594 A1Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inner ear fluid transfer and diagnostic system219US 6,045,528 AIntraEar, Inc. · 2000
- Aural catheter system including anchor balloon and balloon inflation device216US 6,648,873 B2Durect Corporation · 2003
- Otological implant for delivery of medicament and method of using same179US 6,120,484 A2000
- Nasal delivery devices121US 7,347,201 B2OptiNose AS · 2008
- Implantable fluid delivery apparatuses and implantable electrode119US 7,044,942 B2MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH · 2006