A61B 2017/3437
With means for removing or absorbing fluid
Official title: {with means for removing or absorbing fluid, e.g. wicks or absorbent pads}
A61B2017/3437 (With means for removing or absorbing fluid) appears on 96 US grants and 133 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 133
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 207
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Trocar for cleaning medical devices therein2 Jun 2026US 12,642,556 B2Covidien LP
- Fixable degassing trocar19 May 2026US 12,629,241 B2Selcuklu Veteriner Hayvancilik Ith. Ihra. Tic. San. Ltd. Sti.
- Wound retractor and diffuser19 Aug 2025US 12,390,208 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Filtration device and system22 Jul 2025US 12,364,506 B2Buffalo Filter LLC
- Devices and methods for ablation of the skin25 Mar 2025US 12,256,957 B2Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
- Trocar for cleaning medical devices therein8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306134 A1Covidien LP
- Safe suction tip26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083475 A1
- Quiet surgical suction26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083476 A1
- Safe surgical suction sponge26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083895 A1
- Wound retractor and diffuser22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020848 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-sealing cannula449US 4,177,814 AKLI, Incorporated · 1979
- Optical endoscopic portals and methods of using the same to establish passages through cavity walls271US 5,842,971 A1998
- Sealing structure for medical instrument254US 5,743,884 A1998
- Tissue suspension device221US 7,837,612 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Fluid seal for endoscope157US 6,663,598 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003