A61B 10/0096
Casings for storing test samples
Official title: {Casings for storing test samples (A61B10/0038, A61B10/0045 take precedence; preservation of living parts of the human or animal body A01N1/10; containers for retaining a material to be analysed B01L3/50; containers for enzymology or microbiology C12M1/16; swab-sampler being part of enzymology or microbiology container C12M1/30)}
A61B10/0096 (Casings for storing test samples) appears on 1,024 US grants and 1,480 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,024
- Published applications
- 1,480
- Assignees
- 747
- Inventors
- 2,624
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 11 | 35 |
| 2004 | 15 | 44 |
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| 2019 | 45 | 84 |
| 2020 | 35 | 75 |
| 2021 | 44 | 84 |
| 2022 | 54 | 89 |
| 2023 | 60 | 83 |
| 2024 | 52 | 63 |
| 2025 | 50 | 71 |
| 2026 | 38 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for multi-axis imaging of specimens6 Oct 2026US 12,752,276 B2Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
- Surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas29 Sep 2026US 12,745,935 B2Conmed Corporation
- Apparatus and methods for disinfection of a specimen container22 Sep 2026US 12,740,769 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Waste collection cart for collecting waste during a medical procedure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,771 B2Stryker Corporation
- Laboratory sample carrier22 Sep 2026US 12,740,772 B2Pyramid Innovation
- Self-contained shave biopsy collection and storage device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306079 A1ClickPath Biopsy Solutions, Inc.
- Fluid diversion mechanism for bodily-fluid sampling24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283515 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus and associated methods for reducing fluid in biopsy tissue handling system for improving imaging quality17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276495 A1Hologic, Inc.
- Methods for delivery of bodily fluids onto a fibrous substrate10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263053 A1Tasso, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for non-invasive quantitative assessment of mucus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259121 A1Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue1,126US 5,526,822 ABiopsys Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Surgical rongeur819US 6,695,849 B22004
- Tool for collecting a sample of animal tissue776US 9,955,954 B2Allflex Europe · 2018
- Apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue538US 5,775,333 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Microelectronic animal identification520US 10,645,905 B2Somark Innovations, Inc. · 2020