A61M 1/74
Suction control
Official title: {Suction control (underwater drainage A61M1/61)}
A61M1/74 (Suction control) appears on 2,407 US grants and 2,781 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 2,407
- Published applications
- 2,781
- Assignees
- 768
- Inventors
- 3,488
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 40 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 9 |
| 2002 | 29 | 26 |
| 2003 | 22 | 44 |
| 2004 | 33 | 47 |
| 2005 | 28 | 39 |
| 2006 | 18 | 29 |
| 2007 | 22 | 70 |
| 2008 | 9 | 63 |
| 2009 | 27 | 73 |
| 2010 | 47 | 113 |
| 2011 | 47 | 100 |
| 2012 | 64 | 81 |
| 2013 | 91 | 126 |
| 2014 | 110 | 135 |
| 2015 | 95 | 120 |
| 2016 | 87 | 121 |
| 2017 | 84 | 168 |
| 2018 | 99 | 128 |
| 2019 | 137 | 197 |
| 2020 | 132 | 181 |
| 2021 | 129 | 164 |
| 2022 | 125 | 199 |
| 2023 | 117 | 142 |
| 2024 | 155 | 172 |
| 2025 | 121 | 136 |
| 2026 | 107 | 98 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Kidney stone treatment system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,728 B2Calyxo, Inc.
- Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,729 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Fecal management systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,046 B2CM Technologies, Inc.
- Surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas29 Sep 2026US 12,745,935 B2Conmed Corporation
- Sub-atmospheric wound-care system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,321 B2J&M Shuler Medical, Inc.
- Outflow control based on connected device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306729 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Portable suction devices, systems, and methods for controlling suction using same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306730 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Milk expression system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295130 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Device and method for manual aspiration and removal of an undesirable material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272481 A1AngioDynamics, Inc.
- Adaptive pressure-cyclical aspiration device and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272482 A1Von Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic surgical instruments with a fluid flow control system for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing2,107US 8,241,271 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2012
- Wound treatment employing reduced pressure2,003US 5,636,643 AWake Forest University · 1997
- Method of treating tissue damage and apparatus for same1,737US 5,645,081 AWake Forest University · 1997
- Device for treating tissues, for example skin1,592US 4,382,441 A1983
- Irrigation system for endoscopic surgery1,585US 6,358,224 B1Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2002