A61F 13/38
Swabs having a stick-type handle
Official title: Swabs having a stick-type handle {, e.g. cotton tips} (A61M35/006 takes precedence)
A61F13/38 (Swabs having a stick-type handle) appears on 283 US grants and 322 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cerumen prevention and removal device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,564 B2
- Swab for collecting samples of biological material and associate method of production11 Aug 2026US 12,702,387 B2Copan Italia S.p.A.
- Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry (“REIMS”) and desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (“DESI-MS”) analysis of swabs and biopsy samples2 Jun 2026US 12,646,702 B2Micromass UK Limited
- Systems, methods and file format for 3D printing of microstructures17 Mar 2026US 12,578,700 B2OPT Industries, Inc.
- Device for collecting test specimen3 Feb 2026US 12,539,106 B2Zhejiang Orient Gene Biotech Co., Ltd
- Extrudable fiber composite material and its use and production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307319 A1
- Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry ("reims") and desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry ("desi-ms") analysis of swabs and biopsy samples10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269206 A1Micromass UK Limited
- Disposable oral sponge16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199146 A1
- Eye care device7 May 2026US 2026/0124070 A1
- Headache stick23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108713 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aspirating culture catheter and method of use257US 4,324,262 AThe University of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation · 1982
- Expandable multifunctional instruments for creating spaces at obstructed sites endoscopically251US 5,865,802 A1999
- Expandable multifunctional manipulating instruments for various medical procedures215US 5,514,091 A1996
- Expandable multifunctional manipulating instruments for various medical procedures and methods therefor214US 5,782,800 A1998
- Surgical device for wicking and removing fluid178US 5,628,735 A1997