A61L 2202/123
Connecting means
A61L2202/123 (Connecting means) appears on 150 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 150
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 156
- Inventors
- 574
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 26 |
| 2021 | 8 | 28 |
| 2022 | 14 | 28 |
| 2023 | 16 | 39 |
| 2024 | 17 | 26 |
| 2025 | 33 | 32 |
| 2026 | 18 | 25 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for control of cell processing system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,521 B2Cellares Corporation
- Apparatus and method for sterilization of an article4 Aug 2026US 12,697,408 B2IDEATE Medical Inc.
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- Tray sanitization systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,691,195 B2Smiths Detection Inc.
- Intermittent catheter storage/sterilisation21 Jul 2026US 12,685,794 B2Convatec Limited
- Sterilizing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308021 A1Seoul Visoys Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for sterialization of an article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295102 A1IDEATE Medical Inc.
- Fluid sterilization module and dental cleaning device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283765 A1Xiamen Aihu Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
- Ultraviolet generator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284247 A1Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
- Disinfecting Cap24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284249 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connector apparatus and method of coupling bioprocessing equipment to a media source73US 6,871,669 B2Colder Products Company · 2005
- Sterilized connector apparatus and method of coupling a bioprocessor to a media source70US 7,488,446 B2Colder Products Company · 2009
- Automated endoscope reprocessor connection integrity testing48US 6,986,736 B2Advanced Sterilization Products, Inc. · 2006
- Technologies for sanitizing beverage makers32US 10,264,913 B2Soclean, Inc. · 2019
- Fluid connector21US 11,376,587 B2Cellares Corporation · 2022