A61M 1/913
Having a bridging element for transferring the reduced pressure from the connector
Official title: {having a bridging element for transferring the reduced pressure from the connector to the dressing}
A61M1/913 (Having a bridging element for transferring the reduced pressure from the connector) appears on 196 US grants and 282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 196
- Published applications
- 282
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 217
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 | 21 |
| 2019 | 9 | 22 |
| 2020 | 9 | 33 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023 | 22 | 23 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 |
| 2025 | 26 | 17 |
| 2026 | 10 | 19 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sensor positioning and optical sensing for sensor enabled wound therapy dressings and systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,864 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy2 Jun 2026US 12,642,707 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Fluid management for sensor enabled wound therapy dressings and systems26 May 2026US 12,636,199 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Fluidic connector for irrigation and aspiration of wounds19 May 2026US 12,629,288 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Wound dressing with fluid management14 Apr 2026US 12,599,504 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Wound dressing and method of use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283855 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273164 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- System for negative pressure wound therapy3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257002 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Wound dressing and method of treatment9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192012 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Multi-lumen drainage conduits with pre-evacuated lumen and drainage lumen for draining bodily fluids9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192037 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound treatment apparatus426US 6,824,533 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2004
- Wound dressing and method of use252US 9,061,095 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2015
- Device for treating a wound191US 7,942,866 B2Boehringer Technologies, L.P. · 2011
- Device for treatment of wounds with reduced pressure191US 8,545,466 B2Mölnlycke Health Care AB · 2013
- Delivery-and-fluid-storage bridges for use with reduced-pressure systems182US 8,814,842 B2KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2014