A61F 5/4553
Placed in the vagina
Official title: {placed in the vagina, e.g. for catamenial use (pessaries A61F6/08; absorbent cups A61F13/2045)}
A61F5/4553 (Placed in the vagina) appears on 100 US grants and 153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 153
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 250
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 7 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 20 |
| 2023 | 5 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for insertion into a vagina8 Sep 2026US 12,728,031 B2
- Menstrual receptacle applicator and method of inserting a menstrual receptacle7 Jul 2026US 12,672,978 B2Cleva LLC
- Combined pessary and menstrual cup7 Jul 2026US 12,672,979 B2The University of Toledo
- Collapsible menses collecting apparatus2 Jun 2026US 12,642,690 B2Novva Biosolutions, LLC
- Menstrual cup with easy extraction system12 May 2026US 12,622,804 B2Ecareyou Innovation, S.L.
- Vaginal tool and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283838 A1
- Menstrual Cup and Disc Applicator with Insertion and Removal Functions10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263259 A1
- Menstrual cup3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256613 A1
- Menstrual receptacle holders, method of storing menstrual receptacles, and methods of cleaning menstrual receptacles3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256614 A1Cleva LLC
- Fluid collection devices having a distal receptacle disposed in a distal end region of a fluid impermeable barrier, and related system and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224389 A1Purewick Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vaginal discharge collection device and intravaginal drug delivery system124US 6,796,973 B1Instead, Inc. · 2004
- Urine retention and collection devices for incontinent women112US 6,592,560 B22003
- Vaginal discharge collection device and intravaginal drug delivery system105US 5,295,984 AUltrafem, Inc. · 1994
- Incontinence appliance90US 6,063,064 A2000
- Female urination aid69US 11,382,788 B2RH Medical Design Company, LLC · 2022