A61M 1/882
Draining devices provided with means for releasing antimicrobial or gelation agents in
Official title: {Draining devices provided with means for releasing antimicrobial or gelation agents in the drained fluid}
A61M1/882 (Draining devices provided with means for releasing antimicrobial or gelation agents in) appears on 242 US grants and 216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 216
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 297
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Portable medical device system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,904 B2i2r Medical Limited
- System and method for packaging an absorbent for solidification of liquid medical waste21 Oct 2025US 12,447,367 B1Stewart Superabsorbents, LLC
- Portable device with disposable reservoir for collection of internal fluid after surgery15 Jul 2025US 12,359,659 B2Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc.
- Wound dressing6 May 2025US 12,290,627 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Canister for a mobile negative pressure wound therapy device4 Mar 2025US 12,239,778 B2Mölnlycke Health Care AB
- Apparatus, systems and methods for purging an exudate canister15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014311 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Canister status detection in wound for pressure therapy systems15 May 2025US 2025/0152801 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Wound dressing15 May 2025US 2025/0152803 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Negative pressure wound therapy devices5 Sep 2024US 2024/0293607 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Canister for a negative pressure wound therapy system11 Jan 2024US 2024/0009372 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
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