A61M 1/38
Removing constituents from donor blood and storing or returning remainder to body
Official title: Removing constituents from donor blood and {storing or} returning remainder to body {, e.g. for transfusion}
A61M1/38 (Removing constituents from donor blood and storing or returning remainder to body) appears on 371 US grants and 508 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 371
- Published applications
- 508
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 503
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 15 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 |
| 2004 | 12 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 10 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 12 | 24 |
| 2014 | 16 | 24 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2018 | 9 | 32 |
| 2019 | 18 | 29 |
| 2020 | 20 | 33 |
| 2021 | 34 | 48 |
| 2022 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023 | 28 | 40 |
| 2024 | 27 | 30 |
| 2025 | 33 | 30 |
| 2026 | 20 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for returning treated mononuclear cells to a blood source29 Sep 2026US 12,746,317 B2Fenwal, Inc.
- Ex-vivo enhancement of platelet function during blood processing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,426 B1Spark Biomedical, Inc.
- Methods and systems for high-throughput blood component collection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,074 B2Terumo BCT, Inc.
- Methods for blood component collection8 Sep 2026US 12,728,191 B2Terumo BCT, Inc.
- Membrane separation devices, systems and methods employing same, and data management systems and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,702 B2Fenwal, Inc.
- Methods of utilizing a pressure sensor to detect anomalous apheresis procedure events10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263678 A1Fenwal, Inc.
- Blood processing systems, devices, and methods for optimizing fluid transfer and confirmation of an empty container10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263679 A1Fenwal, Inc.
- System and method of plasma collection20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241090 A1Fenwal, Inc.
- Systems and methods for preparation of platelets13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232735 A1Cerus Corporation
- Modular biological cell processing system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232888 A1Fenwal, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of simultaneous blood collection and separation using a continuous flow centrifuge having a separation channel163US 7,115,205 B2Mission Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Cassette with integral separation device159US 6,471,855 B1Baxter International Inc. · 2002
- Integrated automatic blood collection and processing unit138US 6,890,291 B2Mission Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Blood component collection system with optimizer117US 5,496,265 ACobe Laboratories, Inc. · 1996
- Semi-continuous, small volume centrifugal blood separator and method of using therefor113US 6,544,162 B1DevTec Inc. · 2003