A61F 6/00
Contraceptive devices
Official title: Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor
A61F6/00 (Contraceptive devices) appears on 1,754 US grants and 1,646 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,754
- Published applications
- 1,646
- Assignees
- 617
- Inventors
- 2,797
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 60 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 10 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 |
| 2003 | 18 | 22 |
| 2004 | 26 | 46 |
| 2005 | 18 | 53 |
| 2006 | 16 | 44 |
| 2007 | 12 | 46 |
| 2008 | 8 | 62 |
| 2009 | 10 | 68 |
| 2010 | 30 | 69 |
| 2011 | 34 | 69 |
| 2012 | 44 | 70 |
| 2013 | 49 | 90 |
| 2014 | 53 | 98 |
| 2015 | 52 | 92 |
| 2016 | 57 | 81 |
| 2017 | 46 | 83 |
| 2018 | 45 | 60 |
| 2019 | 39 | 70 |
| 2020 | 50 | 88 |
| 2021 | 47 | 69 |
| 2022 | 60 | 74 |
| 2023 | 53 | 82 |
| 2024 | 59 | 62 |
| 2025 | 49 | 67 |
| 2026 | 37 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cervical control systems and cervical control devices6 Oct 2026US 12,751,738 B2Novocuff, Inc.
- Pessary insertion apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,149 B2Lilium Solutions LLC
- Visual alert system for use with safety barriers and methods of making the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,844 B2BioBarrier, Inc.
- Device for insertion into a vagina8 Sep 2026US 12,728,031 B2
- Biomaterial compositions and methods of delivery18 Aug 2026US 12,708,554 B2Contraline, Inc.
- Endoscopic devices and methods and related imaging processing techniques24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283445 A1Decode Bone LLC
- Pessary17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272702 A1
- String management of an instrument to prepare and safely place an intra-uterine device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272703 A1Pregna International Limited
- Lip Condom27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248641 A1Buzz Guards Inc
- Flexible cone-shaped intra-vaginal support device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248642 A1Watkins-Conti Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Apparatus for removal of objects from body passages1,506US 4,865,030 AAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 1989
- Multifunctional instrument with interchangeable operating units for performing endoscopic procedures1,016US 5,665,100 A1997
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements906US 5,190,546 ARaychem Corporation · 1993
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements869US 6,306,141 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001