A61B 2050/314
Flexible bags or pouches
Official title: {Flexible bags or pouches}
A61B2050/314 (Flexible bags or pouches) appears on 620 US grants and 708 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 620
- Published applications
- 708
- Assignees
- 280
- Inventors
- 1,259
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 | 3 | 26 |
| 2010 | 7 | 28 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
| 2012 | 19 | 28 |
| 2013 | 12 | 39 |
| 2014 | 15 | 33 |
| 2015 | 33 | 52 |
| 2016 | 28 | 41 |
| 2017 | 34 | 42 |
| 2018 | 21 | 37 |
| 2019 | 46 | 50 |
| 2020 | 41 | 50 |
| 2021 | 28 | 40 |
| 2022 | 33 | 41 |
| 2023 | 33 | 24 |
| 2024 | 37 | 28 |
| 2025 | 27 | 32 |
| 2026 | 20 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Labeling and packaging system and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,741,783 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- System and method for packaging and preparing a radiofrequency ablation kit15 Sep 2026US 12,734,009 B2Avent, Inc.
- Skin packaging with protective sheath8 Sep 2026US 12,727,958 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Wrap systems for medical device kits25 Aug 2026US 12,714,825 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument18 Aug 2026US 12,708,367 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Sterile organization system and method for retaining sutures10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263186 A1SterileBits, Inc.
- Systems, apparatus and methods for automatically counting medical objects, estimating blood loss and/or communicating between medical equipment16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199047 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Packaging materials11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158768 A1adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse AS
- Sterile sleeve barrier with incorporated tubing kit for smoke and fluid evacuation14 May 2026US 2026/0130737 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical end effector having buttress retention features2,196US 8,371,491 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Sterilizable surgical instrument2,100US 8,397,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Post-sterilization programming of surgical instruments1,978US 7,738,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical instruments and components for use in sterile environments1,893US 8,414,577 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Interlock and surgical instrument including same1,814US 8,632,535 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014