A61M 2210/101
Pleural cavity
A61M2210/101 (Pleural cavity) appears on 155 US grants and 230 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 155
- Published applications
- 230
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 361
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 19 |
| 2018 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019 | 19 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Chest drainage systems and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,940 B2Atrium Medical Corporation
- Needle thoracostomy device and method of use2 Jun 2026US 12,642,893 B2B.I.N.T. Industry, LLC
- Indwelling catheter system12 May 2026US 12,623,052 B2University of Galway
- Method for monitoring lung integrity31 Mar 2026US 12,588,831 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Chest drain connector18 Nov 2025US 12,472,341 B2Nottingham Trent University
- Devices and methods for tension pneumothorax treatment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294476 A1MEDPACK Devices L.L.C.
- System for flushing a body cavity, a measurement unit and a smart tubing assembly for the system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295140 A1Haermonics BV
- Drainage Apparatus, Disposable Collection Bag, Tubing Set, And Methods Of Use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295142 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Coiled Catheter and Methods of Use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295143 A1
- System for flushing a wound and/or a body cavity, in particular the pericardial cavity9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192034 A1Haermonics BV
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access port1,131US 8,518,024 B2TransEnterix, Inc. · 2013
- Implantable fluid management system for the removal of excess fluid276US 7,311,690 B2Novashunt AG · 2007
- Drainage apparatus and method of use152US 5,738,656 A1998
- Collateral ventilation bypass trap system148US 6,886,558 B2Cordis Corporation · 2005
- Implantable fluid management system for the removal of excess fluid144US 7,195,608 B22007