A61M 1/98
Containers specifically adapted for negative pressure wound therapy
Official title: {Containers specifically adapted for negative pressure wound therapy}
A61M1/98 (Containers specifically adapted for negative pressure wound therapy) appears on 927 US grants and 1,285 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 927
- Published applications
- 1,285
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 911
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 36 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sensor positioning and optical sensing for sensor enabled wound therapy dressings and systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,864 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Canister status determination for negative pressure wound therapy devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,048 B2T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Electrostatic discharge protection for sensors in wound therapy29 Sep 2026US 12,745,951 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Fluid storage container15 Sep 2026US 12,734,287 B2KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
- Systems and methods for percutaneous drainage8 Sep 2026US 12,728,242 B2NoviRad, Inc.
- 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.
- Dressing allowing enhanced articulation with strategic welds17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272721 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Wound therapy system with blockage and leak detection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273161 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Apparatus for removing fluid from a wound1,682US 5,549,584 AThe Kendall Company · 1996
- Irrigation dressing1,388US 5,358,494 A1994
- Vacuum wound drainage system and lipids baffle therefor1,373US 4,655,754 AStryker Corporation · 1987