A61M 1/68
Containers incorporating a flexible member creating suction
Official title: {Containers incorporating a flexible member creating suction}
A61M1/68 (Containers incorporating a flexible member creating suction) appears on 225 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 225
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electro-mechanical pump controller for negative-pressure treatment14 Apr 2026US 12,599,712 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Quick-fill lavage system14 Apr 2026US 12,599,714 B2
- Low acuity dressing with integral pump13 Jan 2026US 12,521,478 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Medical suction devices and uses thereof8 Jul 2025US 12,350,429 B2Sipka Medical Solutions LLC
- Dressing with integrated pump and releasably coupled pump actuator8 Apr 2025US 12,268,805 B2KCI Licensing, Inc.
- A system for applying a vacuum to a breast and a breast pump using the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174939 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Adjustable post-operative recovery garment23 Apr 2026US 2026/0107989 A1Design With Purpose LLC
- Mucus extraction device and method of use26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083892 A1
- Air extraction device and nasal aspirator26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083893 A1Zhongshan Xingfu Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
- Nasal Aspirator Capable of Automatically Relieving Pressure and Method for Sucking Nasal Mucus4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276122 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rolled flexible medical suction drainage device1,244US 4,525,166 AIntermedicat GmbH · 1985
- Wound drainage device1,147US 4,392,858 ASherwood Medical Company · 1983
- Liquid gelling agent distributor device1,110US 5,092,858 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1992
- Flexible reduced pressure treatment appliance503US 8,449,509 B2BlueSky Medical Group Incorporated · 2013
- Canister for receiving wound exudate in a negative pressure therapy system466US 8,216,198 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012