A61M 3/0208
Before use
Official title: {before use}
A61M3/0208 (Before use) appears on 542 US grants and 523 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 542
- Published applications
- 523
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 998
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 18 |
| 2007 | 10 | 15 |
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| 2019 | 31 | 34 |
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| 2022 | 22 | 29 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 23 | 30 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for sensorless blockage detection in a surgical fluid management system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,704 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Devices and methods for cleaning contaminated body cavities4 Aug 2026US 12,697,429 B2
- System and methods for a cassette capture mechanism for phacoemulsification surgical applications2 Jun 2026US 12,642,696 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Fluid management systems and methods2 Jun 2026US 12,642,918 B2Stryker Corporation
- Wound therapy system with wound volume estimation26 May 2026US 12,636,424 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Complex irrigation/suction flow path in a medical device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183530 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Control of Intraocular Pressure During Phacoemulsification11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157883 A1Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Identification of aspirated material during surgical procedures28 May 2026US 2026/0144676 A1Alcon Inc.
- Medical devices, systems, and methods for adjusting fluid flow14 May 2026US 2026/0130581 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for percutaneous drainage16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105747 A1NoviRad, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Irrigation system for endoscopic surgery1,585US 6,358,224 B1Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2002
- Automatic fluid control system for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery and method therefor816US 5,836,909 A1998
- Method of controlling a surgical system based on a load on the cutting tip of a handpiece647US 7,625,388 B2Alcon Inc. · 2009
- Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds620US 8,535,296 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2013
- In-situ wound cleansing apparatus604US 8,834,451 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2014