A61M 2039/262
Having a fluid space within the valve remaining the same upon connection
Official title: {having a fluid space within the valve remaining the same upon connection and disconnection, i.e. neutral-drawback valve}
A61M2039/262 (Having a fluid space within the valve remaining the same upon connection) appears on 103 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 81
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Medical connector with luer-incompatible connection portion29 May 2025US 2025/0172226 A1ICU Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical valve and method of use527US 5,685,866 AICU Medical, Inc. · 1997
- Swabbable needle-free injection port valve system with neutral fluid displacement282US 6,994,315 B2Rymed Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Minimum fluid displacement medical connector236US 5,730,418 AThe Kipp Group · 1998
- Safety catheter system and method233US 7,125,396 B2Cardinal Health 303, Inc. · 2006
- Medical valve and method of use227US 5,873,862 AICU Medical, Inc. · 1999