A61M 2039/087
Tools for handling tubes
Official title: {Tools for handling tubes, e.g. crimping tool for connecting tubes to a connector}
A61M2039/087 (Tools for handling tubes) appears on 74 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 74
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 230
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fixing device for breathing tube18 Aug 2026US 12,708,801 B2
- Holder for a fluid connector fitting and fluid dispenser11 Aug 2026US 12,704,204 B2Merck Patent GmbH
- Anti-kinking device17 Feb 2026US 12,553,541 B2
- Flexible tube routing accessory for peritoneal dialysis system23 Dec 2025US 12,502,467 B2Bellco SRL
- Sparger device for a bioprocessing system and method of manufacturing a sparger device10 Jun 2025US 12,324,895 B2Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
- Elastic sleeve for coupling flexible tubing to a medical device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175004 A1
- Compression collar expander assembly and method of use12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070114 A1Life Technologies Corporation
- Iv set restraint for strain relief and prevention of accidental catheter removal1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000860 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing a sparger device for a bioprocessing system17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229074 A1Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
- Holder for a fluid connector fitting and fluid dispenser including the same17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230882 A1Merck Patent GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for selectively establishing a needleless injection port on IV tubing, and associated methods59US 9,314,604 B2B. Braun Melsungen AG · 2016
- Tubing and connector assembly and method and molding56US 6,290,265 B1Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation · 2001
- Compact catheter assembly43US 8,708,999 B2Compactcath, Inc. · 2014
- Infusion safety strap apparatus33US 8,152,776 B22012
- Tubing and connector assembly24US 7,093,859 B2Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation · 2006