A61B 5/150351
Caps, stoppers or lids for sealing or closing a blood collection vessel
Official title: {Caps, stoppers or lids for sealing or closing a blood collection vessel or container, e.g. a test-tube or syringe barrel}
A61B5/150351 (Caps, stoppers or lids for sealing or closing a blood collection vessel) appears on 561 US grants and 496 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 561
- Published applications
- 496
- Assignees
- 256
- Inventors
- 924
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 19 |
| 2005 | 3 | 22 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014 | 9 | 36 |
| 2015 | 9 | 17 |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 |
| 2017 | 12 | 24 |
| 2018 | 20 | 26 |
| 2019 | 24 | 35 |
| 2020 | 22 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12 | 37 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 16 | 25 |
| 2024 | 27 | 33 |
| 2025 | 21 | 19 |
| 2026 | 10 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and methods for disinfection of a specimen container22 Sep 2026US 12,740,769 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Cap with venting plug for biological fluid collection device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,041 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Biological fluid collection and stabilization system23 Jun 2026US 12,661,043 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Blood collection instrument and blood collection plate16 Jun 2026US 12,653,431 B2Hundred Co., Ltd.
- Devices and systems for automated collection of blood into tube stored at atmospheric pressure2 Jun 2026US 12,642,465 B2P5 Designers, LLC
- Cap With Venting Plug for Biological Fluid Collection Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294297 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Bidirectional Stopper Valve That Mates to a Venting Syringe13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232237 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Microtube Cap Having Built-In Compartment for Stabilizer Suited for Remote Blood Collection9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191444 A1
- Protected Blood Collection Glass Tube11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157672 A1
- Devices and Systems for Automated Collection of Blood into Tube Stored at Atmospheric Pressure21 May 2026US 2026/0137315 A1P5 Designers, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Blood collection assembly with lancet and microcollection tube426US 4,920,977 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1990
- Blood sampling unit399US 4,648,408 AMedscan B.V. · 1987
- Apparatus for access to interstitial fluid, blood, or blood plasma components385US 6,459,917 B12002
- Syringe having a retractable needle250US 5,195,985 A1993
- Syringe cartridge219US 4,673,396 A1987