A61M 2039/2446
Flexible disc
Official title: {Flexible disc}
A61M2039/2446 (Flexible disc) appears on 219 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 219
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 345
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 20 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 24 |
| 2024 | 13 | 19 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Needleless connector having check valve with concave flow surface29 Sep 2026US 12,746,383 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Catheter priming devices, systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,691,274 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Fluid connector system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,611 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- System and method for safety syringe2 Jun 2026US 12,642,910 B2Credence Medsystems, Inc.
- Valve member and milking machine26 May 2026US 12,636,414 B2Pigeon Corporation
- Self-healing seal and connector port16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198964 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Needleless connector23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108719 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Tamper proof luer lock connector and a valve arrangement for an adaptor8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007575 A1Equashield Medical Ltd.
- Medical composition, hemostatic agent, and dispenser1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000807 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Genderless Aseptic Connector11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375603 A1WilMarc Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control of fluid flow with internal cannula337US 5,806,831 A1998
- Plastic needleless valve housing for standard male luer locks272US 5,441,487 AMedex, Inc. · 1995
- Anti-reflux valve with environmental barrier246US 5,578,059 AMedex, Inc. · 1996
- Valve assembly for use in medical devices189US 5,176,658 ASherwood Medical Company · 1993
- Normally closed check valve176US 4,535,820 ABurron Medical Inc. · 1985