A61M 16/0816
Joints or connectors
Official title: {Joints or connectors}
A61M16/0816 (Joints or connectors) appears on 4,313 US grants and 5,693 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 4,313
- Published applications
- 5,693
- Assignees
- 1,254
- Inventors
- 6,369
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 18 |
| 2002 | 43 | 60 |
| 2003 | 74 | 69 |
| 2004 | 46 | 103 |
| 2005 | 49 | 114 |
| 2006 | 71 | 132 |
| 2007 | 59 | 128 |
| 2008 | 47 | 158 |
| 2009 | 51 | 181 |
| 2010 | 68 | 182 |
| 2011 | 104 | 189 |
| 2012 | 124 | 200 |
| 2013 | 187 | 249 |
| 2014 | 168 | 277 |
| 2015 | 182 | 313 |
| 2016 | 159 | 291 |
| 2017 | 175 | 262 |
| 2018 | 215 | 250 |
| 2019 | 251 | 283 |
| 2020 | 254 | 328 |
| 2021 | 250 | 377 |
| 2022 | 275 | 360 |
| 2023 | 262 | 350 |
| 2024 | 256 | 351 |
| 2025 | 250 | 296 |
| 2026 | 150 | 172 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Connectors for conduits6 Oct 2026US 12,752,069 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Connector for a frame of a respirator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,070 B2Dcstar Inc
- Respiratory ventilatory device and method of operating same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,356 B2Soco International LLC
- Mask, sample collecting tube, and pathogen collecting apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,358 B2MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
- Headgear assemblies and interface assemblies with headgear29 Sep 2026US 12,746,360 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Nasal/oral cannula system and manufacturing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305976 A1Masimo Sweden AB
- Respiratory assembly and methods of using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306777 A1Snap Cpap, LLC
- Headgear with tension limit detection feature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306778 A1ResMed Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Apparatus for use in a respiratory support system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306779 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Funneled t-connector with nebulizer for use with a positive pressure ventilator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306780 A1Hill-Rom Services Pte. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control of respiratory oxygen delivery1,146US 6,186,142 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation (MITI) · 2001
- Nasal puff with adjustable sealing means1,062US 4,782,832 APuritan-Bennett Corporation · 1988
- Respiratory monitoring900US 8,028,701 B2Masimo Corporation · 2011
- Respiratory mask having gas washout vent and gas washout vent for respiratory mask682US 6,581,594 B1ResMed Limited · 2003
- Face mask for patient breathing630US 5,921,239 ASunrise Medical HHG Inc. · 1999