A61C 17/0208
Combined with means providing suction
Official title: {combined with means providing suction (A61C17/0211 takes precedence)}
A61C17/0208 (Combined with means providing suction) appears on 179 US grants and 236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 236
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 20 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 22 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 20 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electric toothbrush with controlled suction and irrigation8 Sep 2026US 12,727,980 B2Dignity Health
- Vacuum drawn irrigation followed by instant obturation of a root canal system using a single staging assembly28 Jul 2026US 12,690,957 B2
- Electric toothbrush system14 Jul 2026US 12,677,937 B2
- Intraoral device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,632 B2Solmetex LLC
- Tooth root canal irrigation assembly for cleaning tooth root canals14 Apr 2026US 12,599,465 B2
- Modular assemblage and kit for surgical evacuation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199067 A1Inter-Med, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191627 A1Sonendo, Inc.
- Electric Toothbrush System25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174221 A1
- Systems and methods for personalized oral care26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053606 A1Fresh Health Inc.
- Dental handpiece for drilling and suctioning22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020933 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oral care system314US 6,129,547 ABallard Medical Products · 2000
- Cannula and process287US 4,276,880 A1981
- Health services combination irrigator and aspirator247US 4,215,476 A1980
- Apparatus for the curettage or exeresis of biological tissues by means of an instrument vibrating at ultrasound frequencies229US 4,804,364 ASatelec SA · 1989
- Apparatus for dental treatment using high pressure liquid jet177US 6,497,572 B2SurgiJet, Inc. · 2002