A61B 5/150206
Construction or design features not otherwise provided for
Official title: {Construction or design features not otherwise provided for; manufacturing or production; packages; sterilisation of piercing element, piercing device or sampling device}
A61B5/150206 (Construction or design features not otherwise provided for) appears on 2,568 US grants and 3,156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,568
- Published applications
- 3,156
- Assignees
- 935
- Inventors
- 4,151
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 62 |
| 2003 | 47 | 109 |
| 2004 | 30 | 116 |
| 2005 | 37 | 133 |
| 2006 | 37 | 138 |
| 2007 | 56 | 137 |
| 2008 | 40 | 113 |
| 2009 | 54 | 146 |
| 2010 | 86 | 147 |
| 2011 | 83 | 143 |
| 2012 | 127 | 151 |
| 2013 | 118 | 122 |
| 2014 | 104 | 164 |
| 2015 | 101 | 133 |
| 2016 | 108 | 123 |
| 2017 | 104 | 137 |
| 2018 | 118 | 124 |
| 2019 | 96 | 102 |
| 2020 | 104 | 115 |
| 2021 | 88 | 159 |
| 2022 | 90 | 131 |
| 2023 | 76 | 140 |
| 2024 | 89 | 145 |
| 2025 | 78 | 89 |
| 2026 | 68 | 70 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/150221Valves788
- A61B 5/150213Venting means638
- A61B 5/150259Improved gripping596
- A61B 5/150236Pistons, i.e. cylindrical bodies that sit inside the syringe barrel, typically with474
- A61B 5/150274Manufacture or production processes or steps for blood sampling devices411
- A61B 5/150244Rods for actuating or driving the piston, i.e. the cylindrical body that407
- A61B 5/150305Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices356
- A61B 5/150251Collection chamber divided into at least two compartments344
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By later US patents
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