A61M 1/60
Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction
Official title: {Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction source (containers not adapted for subjection to vacuum A61M1/69)}
A61M1/60 (Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction) appears on 1,182 US grants and 1,140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,182
- Published applications
- 1,140
- Assignees
- 448
- Inventors
- 1,957
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 2 |
| 2002 | 18 | 22 |
| 2003 | 24 | 20 |
| 2004 | 12 | 23 |
| 2005 | 9 | 23 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 10 | 31 |
| 2008 | 5 | 21 |
| 2009 | 13 | 29 |
| 2010 | 16 | 42 |
| 2011 | 17 | 49 |
| 2012 | 30 | 36 |
| 2013 | 42 | 36 |
| 2014 | 48 | 60 |
| 2015 | 28 | 41 |
| 2016 | 35 | 55 |
| 2017 | 31 | 62 |
| 2018 | 44 | 72 |
| 2019 | 59 | 78 |
| 2020 | 54 | 72 |
| 2021 | 59 | 73 |
| 2022 | 70 | 86 |
| 2023 | 46 | 47 |
| 2024 | 68 | 65 |
| 2025 | 47 | 51 |
| 2026 | 26 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 1/63With means for emptying the suction container270
- A61M 1/604Bag or liner in a rigid container, with suction applied to both213
- A61M 1/61Two- or three-bottle systems for underwater drainage174
- A61M 1/602Mechanical means for preventing flexible containers from collapsing when vacuum is applied72
- A61M 1/62Containers comprising a bag in a rigid low-pressure chamber, with suction applied21
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Most cited
By later US patents
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