A61M 15/0035
Piercing means
Official title: {Piercing means}
A61M15/0035 (Piercing means) appears on 622 US grants and 860 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 622
- Published applications
- 860
- Assignees
- 248
- Inventors
- 1,112
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 18 |
| 2008 | 5 | 24 |
| 2009 | 2 | 25 |
| 2010 | 11 | 45 |
| 2011 | 9 | 41 |
| 2012 | 22 | 20 |
| 2013 | 40 | 36 |
| 2014 | 33 | 27 |
| 2015 | 26 | 42 |
| 2016 | 18 | 32 |
| 2017 | 25 | 38 |
| 2018 | 28 | 51 |
| 2019 | 30 | 49 |
| 2020 | 42 | 50 |
| 2021 | 44 | 47 |
| 2022 | 40 | 51 |
| 2023 | 33 | 61 |
| 2024 | 48 | 42 |
| 2025 | 47 | 63 |
| 2026 | 27 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inhaler article with folded distal end22 Sep 2026US 12,741,108 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Droplet device actuation from inhalation sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,312 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Inhaler article holder for high dose delivery15 Sep 2026US 12,734,315 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Apparatus, methods, and systems for providing pharmaceutical compositions in the form of droplets for aerosol administration and inhalation delivery25 Aug 2026US 12,714,705 B2
- Multi-reservoir droplet delivery device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,804 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Powder inhalation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306758 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Powder suction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306759 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Powder inhalation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306760 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Suction device and suction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306763 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Device for administering a drug8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306766 A1Adracard Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for controlled contraction of collagen tissue932US 5,755,753 AThermage, Inc. · 1998
- Method for controlled contraction of collagen tissue using RF energy593US 5,919,219 AThermage, Inc. · 1999
- Method for scar collagen formation and contraction551US 6,241,753 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of collagen tissue519US 5,660,836 A1997
- Method for controlled contraction of collagen tissue via non-continuous energy delivery512US 5,948,011 AThermage, Inc. · 1999