A61M 2202/0427
Platelets
Official title: Platelets; Thrombocytes
A61M2202/0427 (Platelets) appears on 364 US grants and 391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 364
- Published applications
- 391
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 530
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 19 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 | 19 |
| 2018 | 12 | 24 |
| 2019 | 16 | 30 |
| 2020 | 16 | 38 |
| 2021 | 20 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 25 |
| 2023 | 20 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 |
| 2026 | 16 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for returning treated mononuclear cells to a blood source29 Sep 2026US 12,746,317 B2Fenwal, Inc.
- Ex-vivo enhancement of platelet function during blood processing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,426 B1Spark Biomedical, Inc.
- Methods for blood component collection8 Sep 2026US 12,728,191 B2Terumo BCT, Inc.
- Methods and devices for the enrichment of immunoglobulin from blood30 Jun 2026US 12,668,609 B2Haemonetics Corporation
- Adjustment of target interface position in a centrifuge based on lipid concentration2 Jun 2026US 12,642,903 B2Fenwal, Inc.
- Device for dressing wounds and methods of use thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263286 A1
- Kit for concentrating solution20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241081 A1Rev-Med, Inc.
- System and method of plasma collection20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241090 A1Fenwal, Inc.
- Injection systems30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216478 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Device and Method for Isolating Extracellular Vesicles9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192032 A1Forever Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for separating blood into blood components, and blood components separator unit263US 4,985,153 AAsahi Medical Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Blood collection and processing system252US 5,100,564 APall Corporation · 1992
- Blood component collection systems and methods234US 4,680,025 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1987
- Enhanced yield platelet collection systems and methods216US 5,370,802 ABaxter International Inc. · 1994
- Method for collecting platelets and other blood components from whole blood208US 6,296,602 B1Transfusion Technologies Corporation · 2001