A61M 1/63
With means for emptying the suction container
Official title: {with means for emptying the suction container, e.g. by interrupting suction}
A61M1/63 (With means for emptying the suction container) appears on 270 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 270
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 520
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 17 | 23 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems, devices and methods for draining and analyzing bodily fluids31 Mar 2026US 12,589,196 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection assembly24 Mar 2026US 12,582,496 B2Stryker Corporation
- Fluid collection canister for use with sub-atmospheric pressure pump17 Mar 2026US 12,576,203 B2Renovo Concepts, Inc.
- Portable fluid collection systems with storage and related methods24 Feb 2026US 12,558,472 B2Purewick Corporation
- Spill protection basin for surgeries16 Dec 2025US 12,496,390 B2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Devices And Methods For Providing An Anticlotting Element For Use With A Medical Waste Collection System24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284292 A1Stryker Corporation
- Portable fluid collection systems with storage and related methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248993 A1Purewick Corporation
- Systems, devices and methods for draining and analyzing bodily fluids16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199581 A1Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Medical Waste Collection System For Collecting Medical Waste During A Medical Procedure9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192033 A1Stryker Corporation
- Means of attaching a disposable drainage bag for urological, gynecological and other surgical procedures2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183170 A1Kyra Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound drainage device1,147US 4,392,858 ASherwood Medical Company · 1983
- Orthopedic autotransfusion system1,140US 5,279,550 AGish Biomedical, Inc. · 1994
- Wound cleansing apparatus with actives571US 8,257,327 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2012
- Autologous blood recovery membrane system and method473US 5,055,198 A1991
- Medical/surgical waste collection unit including waste containers of different storage volumes with inter-container transfer valve and independently controlled vacuum levels332US 7,621,898 B2Stryker Corporation · 2009