A61B 5/150374
Details of piercing elements or protective means for preventing accidental injuries by
Official title: {Details of piercing elements or protective means for preventing accidental injuries by such piercing elements}
A61B5/150374 (Details of piercing elements or protective means for preventing accidental injuries by) appears on 3,006 US grants and 3,422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,006
- Published applications
- 3,422
- Assignees
- 864
- Inventors
- 4,002
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 43 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 17 |
| 2002 | 41 | 73 |
| 2003 | 74 | 152 |
| 2004 | 43 | 156 |
| 2005 | 52 | 151 |
| 2006 | 55 | 154 |
| 2007 | 72 | 176 |
| 2008 | 48 | 173 |
| 2009 | 57 | 195 |
| 2010 | 105 | 211 |
| 2011 | 134 | 174 |
| 2012 | 174 | 205 |
| 2013 | 151 | 143 |
| 2014 | 141 | 176 |
| 2015 | 130 | 136 |
| 2016 | 138 | 132 |
| 2017 | 120 | 120 |
| 2018 | 113 | 115 |
| 2019 | 96 | 109 |
| 2020 | 111 | 102 |
| 2021 | 82 | 130 |
| 2022 | 69 | 107 |
| 2023 | 56 | 105 |
| 2024 | 69 | 97 |
| 2025 | 76 | 64 |
| 2026 | 42 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Activation and retraction mechanism for lancing devices6 Oct 2026US 12,751,655 B2Safety Lancet Sweden AB
- Device for the attached flow of blood29 Sep 2026US 12,745,936 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Peripheral intravenous catheter assembly having an extension set29 Sep 2026US 12,746,367 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Body-insertion device and method for controlling the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,732 B2Airs Medical Inc.
- Blood sampling device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,733 B2Owen Mumford Limited
- High-volume bodily fluid collection devices and related systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305994 A1Tasso, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for bodily fluid sample collection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305995 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Sampling device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283517 A1Ikashmore Pty Ltd
- Cannula set loading unit, cannula set loading device and cannula insertion system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272349 A1Vitestro Holding B.V.
- Fluid control devices and methods of using the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262977 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of using a small volume in vitro analyte sensor1,793US 6,120,676 ATheraSense, Inc. · 2000
- Small volume in vitro analyte sensor1,656US 6,143,164 AE. Heller & Company · 2000
- Small volume in vitro analyte sensor with diffusible or non-leachable redox mediator1,613US 6,591,125 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2003
- Lancing apparatus for producing a puncture wound1,402US 8,002,785 B2Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · 2011
- Medical diagnostic system1,313US 5,279,294 ACascade Medical, Inc. · 1994