A61M 1/96
Suction control thereof
Official title: {Suction control thereof}
A61M1/96 (Suction control thereof) appears on 1,267 US grants and 1,806 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,267
- Published applications
- 1,806
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 1,234
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 40 |
| 2008 | 4 | 35 |
| 2009 | 13 | 54 |
| 2010 | 29 | 78 |
| 2011 | 32 | 89 |
| 2012 | 51 | 74 |
| 2013 | 70 | 89 |
| 2014 | 62 | 93 |
| 2015 | 64 | 90 |
| 2016 | 65 | 76 |
| 2017 | 60 | 92 |
| 2018 | 93 | 107 |
| 2019 | 84 | 144 |
| 2020 | 90 | 150 |
| 2021 | 84 | 115 |
| 2022 | 94 | 137 |
| 2023 | 103 | 88 |
| 2024 | 114 | 99 |
| 2025 | 87 | 77 |
| 2026 | 43 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sub-atmospheric wound-care system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,321 B2J&M Shuler Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for percutaneous drainage8 Sep 2026US 12,728,242 B2NoviRad, Inc.
- Systems and methods for controlling operation of negative pressure wound therapy apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,775 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) bandage18 Aug 2026US 12,708,566 B2Stryker Corporation
- Treatment of bleeding wounds11 Aug 2026US 12,702,740 B2
- Status indication using a disposable accessory for negative pressure wound therapy and treatment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306731 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Wound dressing and method of use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283855 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283856 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Wound therapy system with blockage and leak detection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273161 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Negative pressure wound therapy apparatus and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273165 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound treatment employing reduced pressure2,003US 5,636,643 AWake Forest University · 1997
- Medical patient fluid management interface system and method1,751US 6,071,267 AKinetic Concepts, Inc. · 2000
- Method of treating tissue damage and apparatus for same1,737US 5,645,081 AWake Forest University · 1997
- Apparatus for removing fluid from a wound1,682US 5,549,584 AThe Kendall Company · 1996
- Wound dressing1,355US 8,764,732 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2014