A61B 10/0051
For taking saliva or sputum samples
Official title: {for taking saliva or sputum samples (devices for receiving spittle A61J9/00)}
A61B10/0051 (For taking saliva or sputum samples) appears on 643 US grants and 1,079 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 643
- Published applications
- 1,079
- Assignees
- 518
- Inventors
- 1,982
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 28 |
| 2004 | 3 | 18 |
| 2005 | 7 | 18 |
| 2006 | 4 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 8 | 21 |
| 2011 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 13 | 32 |
| 2013 | 19 | 35 |
| 2014 | 23 | 36 |
| 2015 | 30 | 51 |
| 2016 | 24 | 42 |
| 2017 | 20 | 60 |
| 2018 | 39 | 53 |
| 2019 | 36 | 53 |
| 2020 | 33 | 49 |
| 2021 | 38 | 80 |
| 2022 | 38 | 92 |
| 2023 | 43 | 120 |
| 2024 | 40 | 83 |
| 2025 | 55 | 60 |
| 2026 | 27 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Nasal specimen collection system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,770 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Method for performing health tests and mobile health test system8 Sep 2026US 12,730,118 B2KUKA Deutschland GmbH
- Collapsible fluid collection system for point-of-care diagnostics1 Sep 2026US 12,721,607 B1George Mason University
- Swab for collecting samples of biological material and associate method of production11 Aug 2026US 12,702,387 B2Copan Italia S.p.A.
- On-site rapid quantification of tetrahydrocannabinol11 Aug 2026US 12,704,521 B2Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
- Sample collection device and associated methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306080 A1Copan Italia S.p.A.
- Point of Need Fluid Transport Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284656 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- A sampling apparatus, a medical device, and a sample collection device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232299 A1Conceptomed AS
- Saliva test strip and method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198809 A1MX3 Diagnostics, Inc.
- Saliva testing system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198851 A1MX3 Diagnostics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for the collection of analytes on a dermal patch333US 5,438,984 ASudor Partners · 1995
- Diagnostic complex for measurement of the condition of biological tissues and liquids261US 5,987,353 A1999
- Saliva-monitoring biosensor electrical toothbrush240US 6,623,698 B22003
- Stool-type apparatus for sampling and assay of urine with swingable carriage219US 5,184,359 AToto Ltd. · 1993
- Systems and methods for intra-oral diagnosis194US 7,947,508 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2011