A61N 1/0517
Esophageal electrodes
Official title: {Esophageal electrodes}
A61N1/0517 (Esophageal electrodes) appears on 207 US grants and 257 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 257
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 327
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Prevention of reflux induced laryngospasm29 Sep 2026US 12,746,389 B2Purdue Research Foundation
- Apparatus and method for improved assisted ventilation22 Sep 2026US 12,741,110 B2CoLabs Medical, Inc.
- Transesophageal vagus nerve stimulation2 Jun 2026US 12,642,960 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease14 Apr 2026US 12,599,766 B2
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating disease using electrical stimulation24 Mar 2026US 12,582,821 B2Phagenesis Limited
- Multi-site neuromodulation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241168 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Catheter for recovery of dysphagia23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207926 A1Phagenesis Limited
- Eliciting swallowing using electrical stimulation applied via surface electrodes11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158264 A1Med-El Elektromedizinische GeräTe GmbH
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating disease using electrical stimulation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158274 A1Phagenesis Limited
- Electrical Stimulation System for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders14 May 2026US 2026/0131141 A1Paras Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gastric treatment and diagnosis device and method1,899US 6,535,764 B2IntraPace, Inc. · 2003
- Method for controlling flow in a bodily organ884US 9,814,561 B22017
- Method and system for endotracheal/esophageal stimulation prior to and during a medical procedure440US 6,532,388 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2003
- Devices and methods for vagus nerve stimulation428US 7,072,720 B2Emory University · 2006
- Gastric device and instrument system and method381US 7,076,305 B2IntraPace, Inc. · 2006