A61M 2039/0252
For access to the lungs
Official title: {for access to the lungs}
A61M2039/0252 (For access to the lungs) appears on 51 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 51
- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 81
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 20 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tracheostomy tubes and the manufacture of such tubes and their components28 Jul 2026US 12,691,240 B2Icu Medical International Limited
- Indwelling catheter system12 May 2026US 12,623,052 B2University of Galway
- Implant and introducer device for use in a lung access procedure to aid in preventing pneumothorax29 Jul 2025US 12,369,896 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Percutaneous access pathway system10 Jun 2025US 12,324,894 B2Critical Innovations, LLC
- Catheter for chest drainage and chest drainage system21 May 2024US 11,986,586 B2
- An indwelling catheter system14 Mar 2024US 2024/0082538 A1National University of Ireland, Galway
- Tracheostomy tubes and the manufacture of such tubes and their components8 Feb 2024US 2024/0042151 A1Smiths Medical International Limited
- Fluid-Management System and Method16 Nov 2023US 2023/0364409 A1Pleural Dynamics, Inc.
- Fluid-Management System and Method2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347126 A1Pleural Dynamics, Inc.
- Chest Drainage System Securing Apparatus27 Jul 2023US 2023/0233749 A1
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