A61L 2202/181
Flexible packaging means
Official title: Flexible packaging means, e.g. permeable membranes, paper
A61L2202/181 (Flexible packaging means) appears on 217 US grants and 346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 217
- Published applications
- 346
- Assignees
- 165
- Inventors
- 586
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 24 | 20 |
| 2026 | 8 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for reducing presence of microorganisms on web material25 Aug 2026US 12,715,641 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Sterilization wrap system28 Jul 2026US 12,690,936 B2Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Flexible heat-sterilizable non-PVC multilayer film for medical packagings26 May 2026US 12,637,591 B2Polycine GmbH
- Single sided hydrophilic nonwoven fabric with high tensible strength and CSR wrap made therefrom19 May 2026US 12,629,917 B2Magnera Corporation
- Method and system for aseptically filling a package10 Mar 2026US 12,569,380 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Medical Instrument and Retainer and Tip Protection Sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306688 A1Cygnus Medical, LLC
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Ethylene oxide abatement systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295520 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ethylene oxide abatement systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295522 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ethylene oxide abatement systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295523 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizable surgical instrument2,100US 8,397,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Packaging assembly including a particulate trap401US 11,051,807 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2021
- Pre-sterilized medical procedure kit packages180US 4,523,679 ASterling Drug Inc. · 1985
- Dry prosthetic heart valve packaging system160US 8,679,404 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · 2014
- Microbial barrier vented package for sterile medical devices and method of packaging97US 5,868,244 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999