A61M 1/02
Blood transfusion apparatus
Official title: Blood transfusion apparatus (blood infusion by syringes A61M5/14)
A61M1/02 (Blood transfusion apparatus) appears on 1,646 US grants and 1,829 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,646
- Published applications
- 1,829
- Assignees
- 601
- Inventors
- 2,426
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 19 |
| 2002 | 29 | 51 |
| 2003 | 20 | 64 |
| 2004 | 40 | 58 |
| 2005 | 17 | 56 |
| 2006 | 45 | 68 |
| 2007 | 34 | 41 |
| 2008 | 32 | 61 |
| 2009 | 34 | 46 |
| 2010 | 42 | 38 |
| 2011 | 33 | 50 |
| 2012 | 30 | 55 |
| 2013 | 38 | 58 |
| 2014 | 40 | 85 |
| 2015 | 45 | 80 |
| 2016 | 56 | 85 |
| 2017 | 66 | 89 |
| 2018 | 58 | 91 |
| 2019 | 73 | 108 |
| 2020 | 86 | 120 |
| 2021 | 63 | 79 |
| 2022 | 60 | 96 |
| 2023 | 82 | 108 |
| 2024 | 84 | 88 |
| 2025 | 71 | 86 |
| 2026 | 54 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 1/0209Multiple bag systems for separating or storing blood components770
- A61M 1/0272Apparatus for treatment of blood or blood constituents prior to or for347
- A61M 1/0281Apparatus for treatment of blood or blood constituents prior to transfusion320
- A61M 1/029Separating blood components present in distinct layers in a container, not otherwise229
- A61M 1/025Means for agitating or shaking blood containers120
- A61M 1/024Means for controlling the quantity of transfused blood75
- A61M 1/0259Apparatus for treatment of blood or blood constituents not otherwise provided for62
- A61M 1/0286Handling a large number of blood product units27
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Recent patents
- Systems and methods for returning treated mononuclear cells to a blood source29 Sep 2026US 12,746,317 B2Fenwal, Inc.
- Systems and methods for managing blood donations22 Sep 2026US 12,741,067 B2Applied Science, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing mitochondria-rich plasma22 Sep 2026US 12,741,068 B2Taiwan Mitochondrion Applied Technology Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for high-throughput blood component collection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,074 B2Terumo BCT, Inc.
- Methods and kits for preparing pathogen-inactivated whole blood8 Sep 2026US 12,728,186 B2Cerus Corporation
- Plasma detoxification methods and systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295135 A1Marker Holdings AG
- Systems and methods for preservation of cells27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248123 A1University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
- Non-invasive method for predicting the hemoglobin and iron content in prbc units27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248987 A1Drk Blutspendedienst Baden-WüRttemberg-Hessen Ggmbh
- Kit for concentrating solution20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241081 A1Rev-Med, Inc.
- Systems and methods for preparation of platelets13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232735 A1Cerus Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthopedic autotransfusion system1,140US 5,279,550 AGish Biomedical, Inc. · 1994
- Hemoglobin display and patient treatment792US 8,571,619 B2Masimo Corporation · 2013
- Computer-control medical care system620US 4,370,983 A1983
- Hemoglobin display and patient treatment564US 9,037,207 B2Masimo Corporation · 2015
- Hemoglobin display and patient treatment512US 9,370,325 B2Masimo Corporation · 2016