A61M 1/88
Draining devices having means for processing the drained fluid
Official title: {Draining devices having means for processing the drained fluid, e.g. an absorber (for liposuction A61M1/892)}
A61M1/88 (Draining devices having means for processing the drained fluid) appears on 377 US grants and 425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 425
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 601
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 23 |
| 2011 | 6 | 24 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 20 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 | 29 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 | 25 |
| 2018 | 15 | 27 |
| 2019 | 22 | 29 |
| 2020 | 22 | 32 |
| 2021 | 25 | 24 |
| 2022 | 23 | 27 |
| 2023 | 23 | 17 |
| 2024 | 20 | 23 |
| 2025 | 16 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical cleaning tool, systems, and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,940 B2Mazor Robotics Ltd.
- Portable medical device system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,904 B2i2r Medical Limited
- Detachable canisters for use with dental amalgam separation and recycling systems24 Mar 2026US 12,582,502 B1Solmetex LLC
- Distributed negative pressure wound therapy system incorporating an absorbent dressing and piezo-electric pump25 Nov 2025US 12,478,511 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- System and method for packaging an absorbent for solidification of liquid medical waste21 Oct 2025US 12,447,367 B1Stewart Superabsorbents, LLC
- Lipoaspirate processing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284293 A1Alma Lasers Ltd.
- Absorber module to prevent device contamination20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241092 A1Cubist Co., Ltd.
- Sound-Attenuating Enclosure For A Vacuum Source Of A Waste Collection Unit25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174948 A1Stryker Corporation
- Negative pressure wound therapy canisters26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083901 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Apparatus, systems and methods for purging an exudate canister15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014311 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound dressing1,225US 8,808,274 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2014
- Liquid gelling agent distributor device1,110US 5,092,858 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1992
- Orientation independent canister for a negative pressure wound therapy device504US 8,568,386 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2013
- Wound treatment apparatus502US 6,755,807 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2004
- Orientation independent canister for a negative pressure wound therapy device486US 8,251,979 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012