A61M 2210/1042
Alimentary tract
Official title: Alimentary tract (A61M2210/0618 takes precedence)
A61M2210/1042 (Alimentary tract) appears on 928 US grants and 1,397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 928
- Published applications
- 1,397
- Assignees
- 540
- Inventors
- 2,195
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 26 |
| 2004 | 10 | 28 |
| 2005 | 8 | 28 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
| 2007 | 11 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 4 | 27 |
| 2010 | 10 | 32 |
| 2011 | 16 | 36 |
| 2012 | 12 | 30 |
| 2013 | 24 | 41 |
| 2014 | 35 | 44 |
| 2015 | 27 | 56 |
| 2016 | 31 | 49 |
| 2017 | 32 | 55 |
| 2018 | 42 | 74 |
| 2019 | 68 | 95 |
| 2020 | 62 | 117 |
| 2021 | 59 | 123 |
| 2022 | 70 | 124 |
| 2023 | 80 | 86 |
| 2024 | 69 | 95 |
| 2025 | 74 | 102 |
| 2026 | 36 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 2210/1053StomachIndexing code239
- A61M 2210/1067AnusIndexing code215
- A61M 2210/1064Large intestineIndexing code209
- A61M 2210/105OesophagusIndexing code145
- A61M 2210/106Small intestineIndexing code109
- A61M 2210/1071LiverIndexing code66
- A61M 2210/1075Gall bladderIndexing code53
- A61M 2210/1046PharynxIndexing code10
Recent patents
- Fecal management systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,046 B2CM Technologies, Inc.
- Gastric resident electronics8 Sep 2026US 12,727,827 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Tips stent graft and kit comprising tips stent graft8 Sep 2026US 12,727,988 B2Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
- Sweat pad and methods of using same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,024 B2Hemispheres for All, LLC
- Polymer-encapsulated drug particles1 Sep 2026US 12,721,816 B2Tonic Medical, Inc.
- Ingestible devices, assemblies, and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306810 A1Rani Therapeutics, LLC
- Medical mobile robot for digestive system, method of using same, and treatment method using medical mobile robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306811 A1Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Precision administration of ultra-loaded injectable nanocarriers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306814 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Catheter Device for Odour-Reducing Delivery and/or Discharge of Substances to/from the Human or Animal Body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294668 A1Advanced Medical Balloons GmbH
- Irrigation system with improved inflation control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295145 A1Wellspect AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ingestible device443US 6,632,216 B2Phaeton Research Ltd. · 2003
- Microchip reservoir devices using wireless transmission of power and data422US 7,226,442 B2MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2007
- Medical sleeve407US 4,641,653 A1987
- Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity405US 6,454,785 B22002
- Treatment of urinary incontinence and other disorders by application of energy and drugs361US 6,692,490 B1Novasys Medical, Inc. · 2004