A61M 2039/266
Where the valve comprises venting channels
Official title: {where the valve comprises venting channels, e.g. to insure better connection, to help decreasing the fluid space upon disconnection, or to help the fluid space to remain the same during disconnection}
A61M2039/266 (Where the valve comprises venting channels) appears on 141 US grants and 163 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 163
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 178
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Activator attachment for blood control catheters22 Jul 2025US 12,364,842 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Male luer with fluid path and vent path seals22 Jul 2025US 12,364,849 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Auto-draining diverter valve4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153158 A1Geberit International AG
- Medical connector with elongated portion within seal collar24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235685 A1ICU Medical, Inc.
- Neutral displacement connector19 Jun 2025US 2025/0195863 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Pressure actuated uni-directional flow control device for gravity iv sets27 Feb 2025US 2025/0065042 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices for sampling, drainage or infusion of liquids from or to the human or animal body659US 4,935,010 APharmacia Corporation · 1990
- Needleless introducer with hemostatic valve468US 5,269,771 AThomas Medical Products, Inc. · 1993
- Medical adapter having needleless valve and sharpened cannula353US 5,839,715 AAlaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Capless medical backcheck valve344US 5,439,451 AB. Braun Medical Inc. · 1995
- Medical adapter having needleless valve and sharpened cannula335US 6,142,446 AAlaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2000