A61B 10/0045
Devices for taking samples of body liquids
Official title: {Devices for taking samples of body liquids}
A61B10/0045 (Devices for taking samples of body liquids) appears on 2,765 US grants and 3,971 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,765
- Published applications
- 3,971
- Assignees
- 1,694
- Inventors
- 6,966
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 16 |
| 2002 | 65 | 82 |
| 2003 | 56 | 96 |
| 2004 | 41 | 100 |
| 2005 | 43 | 89 |
| 2006 | 37 | 84 |
| 2007 | 35 | 81 |
| 2008 | 30 | 83 |
| 2009 | 34 | 94 |
| 2010 | 38 | 75 |
| 2011 | 48 | 138 |
| 2012 | 59 | 107 |
| 2013 | 60 | 101 |
| 2014 | 68 | 149 |
| 2015 | 107 | 177 |
| 2016 | 78 | 175 |
| 2017 | 105 | 209 |
| 2018 | 124 | 220 |
| 2019 | 128 | 218 |
| 2020 | 125 | 210 |
| 2021 | 131 | 267 |
| 2022 | 160 | 306 |
| 2023 | 157 | 301 |
| 2024 | 167 | 256 |
| 2025 | 169 | 203 |
| 2026 | 103 | 134 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 10/007For taking urine samples875
- A61B 10/0051For taking saliva or sputum samples643
- A61B 2010/0074Vaginal or cervical secretionsIndexing code228
- A61B 2010/008Interstitial fluidIndexing code226
- A61B 10/0064For taking sweat or sebum samples207
- A61B 2010/0061Alimentary tract secretionsIndexing code145
- A61B 10/0058For taking sperm samples115
- A61B 2010/0077Cerebrospinal fluidIndexing code107
Recent patents
- Sample collection device, sample collection kit, sample collection system, diagnostic device, and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,698 B2ASAP Breatheassist Pty Ltd
- Sampling swabs and methods of making the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,699 B2Carnegie Mellon University
- Medical string kit29 Sep 2026US 12,745,929 B2
- Apparatus and methods for disinfection of a specimen container22 Sep 2026US 12,740,769 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Nasal specimen collection system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,770 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Aspiration accessories for biopsy devices and methods of performing an aspiration biopsy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306075 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Gut-sampling capsule with lateral opening and multiple sampling compartments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306076 A1
- Method to induce exfoliation of cells and/or tissue fragments for enhanced cytopathologic cell collection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306077 A1Adenocyte Ltd.
- Collapsible Funnel with Integrated Mesh Screen for Capturing Kidney Stones from Urine Flow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306078 A1
- Sample collection device and associated methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306080 A1Copan Italia S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interstitial fluid collection and constituent measurement1,428US 5,582,184 AInteg, Inc. · 1996
- Minimally invasive detecting device1,285US 6,091,975 AAlza Corporation · 2000
- Device and method for enchancing transdermal sampling1,134US 6,219,574 B1Alza Corporation · 2001
- Articulating medical instrument1,082US 9,510,846 B2Artack Medical (2013) Ltd. · 2016
- Microporation of human skin for monitoring the concentration of an analyte944US 5,885,211 AAltea Technologies, Inc. · 1999