A61B 5/150236
Pistons, i.e. cylindrical bodies that sit inside the syringe barrel, typically with
Official title: {Pistons, i.e. cylindrical bodies that sit inside the syringe barrel, typically with an air tight seal, and slide in the barrel to create a vacuum or to expel blood}
A61B5/150236 (Pistons, i.e. cylindrical bodies that sit inside the syringe barrel, typically with) appears on 474 US grants and 453 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 474
- Published applications
- 453
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 851
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 21 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 | 10 | 26 |
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| 2016 | 11 | 19 |
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| 2018 | 18 | 34 |
| 2019 | 23 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 26 |
| 2021 | 13 | 31 |
| 2022 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 | 20 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026 | 11 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Biological fluid collection and stabilization system23 Jun 2026US 12,661,043 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Apparatus and method for drawing blood and other bodily fluids19 May 2026US 12,629,069 B2
- Liquid collection device31 Mar 2026US 12,588,845 B2University of Tasmania
- Liquid sample processing device31 Mar 2026US 12,589,193 B2Provigate Inc.
- Devices and methods for bodily fluid collection and distribution17 Mar 2026US 12,575,772 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Fluid diversion mechanism for bodily-fluid sampling24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283515 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Puncturing instrument20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240567 A1Force Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Fluid diversion mechanism for bodily-fluid sampling13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232235 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Devices, systems and methods for actuation and retraction in fluid collection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232238 A1Tasso, Inc.
- Devices and methods for bodily fluid collection and distribution18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165624 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Blood and interstitial fluid sampling device407US 6,332,871 B1Amira Medical · 2001
- Portable analyte measuring system for multiple fluid samples368US 5,405,510 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Suction-type blood sampler332US 5,368,047 ANissho Corporation · 1994
- Needle tip guard for percutaneous entry needles293US 6,629,959 B2Injectimed, Inc. · 2003
- Blood and interstitial fluid sampling device293US 6,793,633 B2Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · 2004