A61B 5/150389
Hollow piercing elements
Official title: {Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin}
A61B5/150389 (Hollow piercing elements) appears on 1,472 US grants and 1,490 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,472
- Published applications
- 1,490
- Assignees
- 510
- Inventors
- 2,073
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 9 |
| 2002 | 21 | 43 |
| 2003 | 43 | 66 |
| 2004 | 31 | 71 |
| 2005 | 29 | 65 |
| 2006 | 28 | 46 |
| 2007 | 25 | 52 |
| 2008 | 19 | 49 |
| 2009 | 21 | 54 |
| 2010 | 28 | 53 |
| 2011 | 21 | 60 |
| 2012 | 46 | 93 |
| 2013 | 49 | 55 |
| 2014 | 36 | 69 |
| 2015 | 50 | 58 |
| 2016 | 56 | 80 |
| 2017 | 43 | 70 |
| 2018 | 69 | 70 |
| 2019 | 53 | 73 |
| 2020 | 56 | 53 |
| 2021 | 54 | 71 |
| 2022 | 47 | 70 |
| 2023 | 35 | 45 |
| 2024 | 41 | 53 |
| 2025 | 47 | 37 |
| 2026 | 23 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Analyte sensor device22 Sep 2026US D1,149,048 S1Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. · Design
- Systems and methods for collecting fluid from a subject7 Jul 2026US 12,672,806 B2YourBio Health, Inc.
- Implant applicators23 Jun 2026US 12,661,458 B2Alcon 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
- Fluid control devices and methods of using the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262977 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Blood collection assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256392 A1The Monarch Company, LLC
- Systems and Methods for Phlebotomy Through a Peripheral IV Catheter27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248425 A1Velano Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Glucose medical monitoring system988US 4,637,403 AGarid, Inc. · 1987
- Devices and methods for enhanced microneedle penetration of biological barriers972US 6,743,211 B1Georgia Tech Research Corporation · 2004
- Glucose medical monitoring system967US 4,627,445 AGarid, Inc. · 1986
- Analyte monitor767US 6,923,764 B2Rosedale Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Process for determining parameters of interest in living organisms625US 5,097,834 AAvl AG · 1992