A61B 1/00094
Suction openings
Official title: {Suction openings}
A61B1/00094 (Suction openings) appears on 373 US grants and 609 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 373
- Published applications
- 609
- Assignees
- 200
- Inventors
- 917
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 20 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 23 |
| 2013 | 14 | 38 |
| 2014 | 24 | 23 |
| 2015 | 19 | 25 |
| 2016 | 12 | 24 |
| 2017 | 8 | 30 |
| 2018 | 16 | 24 |
| 2019 | 25 | 50 |
| 2020 | 24 | 44 |
| 2021 | 34 | 41 |
| 2022 | 28 | 43 |
| 2023 | 37 | 40 |
| 2024 | 24 | 40 |
| 2025 | 40 | 31 |
| 2026 | 18 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Image guided spinal decompression with contralateral oblique view1 Sep 2026US 12,721,513 B2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods for wound therapy25 Aug 2026US 12,714,777 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Perfusion device, perfusion method, and perfusion system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,256 B2Olympus Corporation
- Otoscope suction adapter for removing foreign objects and debris from the ear canal and nasal passage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294212 A1
- Endoscope system and adapter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294219 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Laryngoscope with improved visualization24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283456 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Evacuator mirror17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272631 A1Ajman University
- Quick connect sub-assemblies for scopes27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248369 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotate-to-advance catheterization system1,027US 9,907,456 B2Olympus Corporation · 2018
- Miniature ingestible capsule408US 7,039,453 B22006
- Quick load mechanism for a surgical suturing apparatus318US 8,500,756 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical suturing apparatus with detachable handle294US 7,976,553 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Catheter introducer system for exploration of body cavities240US 6,517,477 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003