A61M 2039/261
Where the fluid space within the valve is increasing upon disconnection
Official title: {where the fluid space within the valve is increasing upon disconnection}
A61M2039/261 (Where the fluid space within the valve is increasing upon disconnection) appears on 89 US grants and 106 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 106
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 127
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Needleless access connector facilitating instrument delivery to a catheter assembly11 Mar 2025US 12,246,157 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pressure changing device and infusion connector25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174973 A1
- Hanging valve needle free connector17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229075 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Needle-free connectors12 Jun 2025US 2025/0186689 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Medical connector with closeable luer connector22 May 2025US 2025/0161649 A1ICU Medical, Inc.
- Intraluminal Disinfecting Needless Connector17 Oct 2024US 2024/0342458 A1Halkey-Roberts Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Swabbable luer-activated valve326US 6,039,302 ANypro Inc. · 2000
- Apparatus for reducing fluid drawback through a medical valve244US 6,883,778 B1Nypro Inc. · 2005
- Slit-type swabable valve236US 6,651,956 B2Halkey-Roberts Corporation · 2003
- Valved male luer connector having sequential valve timing190US 7,044,441 B2Cardinal Health 303, Inc. · 2006
- Medical connector186US 7,998,134 B2ICU Medical, Inc. · 2011