A61F 15/00
Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings
Official title: Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages {(packaging of wound dressings A61F13/00072)}
A61F15/00 (Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings) appears on 1,199 US grants and 1,206 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,199
- Published applications
- 1,206
- Assignees
- 471
- Inventors
- 2,272
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 8 |
| 2002 | 17 | 35 |
| 2003 | 29 | 50 |
| 2004 | 18 | 61 |
| 2005 | 28 | 72 |
| 2006 | 33 | 75 |
| 2007 | 18 | 77 |
| 2008 | 11 | 65 |
| 2009 | 30 | 75 |
| 2010 | 35 | 67 |
| 2011 | 40 | 54 |
| 2012 | 60 | 53 |
| 2013 | 52 | 60 |
| 2014 | 38 | 41 |
| 2015 | 27 | 38 |
| 2016 | 30 | 39 |
| 2017 | 28 | 42 |
| 2018 | 28 | 42 |
| 2019 | 41 | 55 |
| 2020 | 30 | 40 |
| 2021 | 32 | 37 |
| 2022 | 44 | 32 |
| 2023 | 18 | 34 |
| 2024 | 23 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 15 |
| 2026 | 8 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 15/001Packages or dispensers for bandages, cotton balls, drapes, dressings, gauze, gowns, sheets620
- A61F 15/008Appliances for wound protecting234
- A61F 15/004Bandage protectors159
- A61F 15/005Bandage applicators79
- A61F 15/02Devices for cutting bandages of any kind77
- A61F 15/006Bandage fasteners60
- A61F 15/007Bandage winders6
Recent patents
- Light weight clip to provide adjustable tie down point for bandage to enable pressure to be applied to inguinal wounds21 Jul 2026US 12,685,680 B2
- Wound and bandage protection system and method12 May 2026US 12,622,813 B2
- Role play first aid kit and simulated bandage12 May 2026US 12,623,159 B2Melissa & Doug, LLC
- Combination surgical kit and hand restraint5 May 2026US 12,616,598 B2Trice Medical, Inc.
- Method and system for aseptically filling a package10 Mar 2026US 12,569,380 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Piercing closure assistance member, drug delivery device and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294700 A1Sanofi
- Method and system for aseptically filling a package16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199152 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Product dispensing system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199153 A1Aunt Flow Corp.
- Menstrual Pad in a Dispenser Box9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191703 A1Egal Pads Inc.
- Reusable cutting articles and wound tape articles and kits containing the same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191707 A13M Innovative Properties Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastening system and method1,590US 5,261,893 A1993
- Surgical cast cutter1,175US 5,878,607 AJohnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. · 1999
- Bandage apparatus for treating burns1,162US 4,139,004 A1979
- Compact tampon applicator1,106US 4,973,302 APlaytex Family Products Corporation · 1990
- Reduced pressure treatment system881US 7,846,141 B2BlueSky Medical Group Incorporated · 2010