A61M 15/0036
Hollow piercing means
Official title: {hollow piercing means}
A61M15/0036 (Hollow piercing means) appears on 320 US grants and 417 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 320
- Published applications
- 417
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 611
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19 |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 26 |
| 2011 | 5 | 28 |
| 2012 | 19 | 9 |
| 2013 | 18 | 14 |
| 2014 | 20 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 | 19 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 22 |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 16 | 25 |
| 2023 | 16 | 30 |
| 2024 | 21 | 19 |
| 2025 | 16 | 20 |
| 2026 | 7 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Endoscopic medical device for dispensing materials and method of use2 Jun 2026US 12,642,744 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Inhaler article with open distal end, and inhaler system7 Apr 2026US 12,594,387 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
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