A61F 13/36
Surgical swabs
Official title: Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery (A61F13/38, A61M35/006 take precedence)
A61F13/36 (Surgical swabs) appears on 236 US grants and 305 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 236
- Published applications
- 305
- Assignees
- 169
- Inventors
- 522
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2013 | 4 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015 | 9 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 18 |
| 2019 | 7 | 21 |
| 2020 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 22 |
| 2025 | 15 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Application of topical skin adhesive to surgical mesh16 Jun 2026US 12,653,924 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Mechanical wound cleansing device26 May 2026US 12,637,792 B2BSN Medical, Inc.
- Manual debriding pad21 Apr 2026US 12,605,177 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Repositionable surgical tampon17 Feb 2026US 12,551,674 B2The Government of The United States, as represented by The Director of the Defense Health Agency
- Absorbent core for an absorbent article20 Jan 2026US 12,527,702 B2Ontex BV
- System, apparatus and methods for recognizing surgical articles left inside patients23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207295 A1Tally Surgical, Inc.
- Disposable oral sponge16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199146 A1
- Application of topical skin adhesive to surgical mesh25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174926 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Wound healing device and methods for wound healing14 Aug 2025US 2025/0255755 A1Sinus Clear Innovations, LLC
- Wound treatment management using augmented reality overlay31 Jul 2025US 2025/0245874 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nanostructure-enhanced platelet binding and hemostatic structures1,405US 8,319,002 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2012
- Wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding1,098US 7,371,403 B2Providence Health System-Oregon · 2008
- Delivery system for positioning and affixing surgical mesh or surgical buttress covering a surgical margin540US 10,610,346 B2AcuityBio Corporation · 2020
- Sling for positioning internal organ during laparoscopic surgery and method of use529US 5,362,294 A1994
- Woven Surgical drain and woven surgical sponge273US 5,180,375 A1993