A61M 3/0212
After use
Official title: {after use}
A61M3/0212 (After use) appears on 219 US grants and 221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 219
- Published applications
- 221
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 344
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 14 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
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.
- Complex irrigation/suction flow path in a medical device20 Jan 2026US 12,527,947 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Nasal irrigation diagnostic assembly16 Dec 2025US 12,496,049 B2Preva, LLC
- System for flushing a wound and/or a body cavity, in particular the pericardial cavity9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192035 A1Haermonics BV
- System for flushing a wound and/or a body cavity, in particular the pericardial cavity9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192036 A1Haermonics BV
- Complex irrigation/suction flow path in a medical device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183530 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System and method for monitoring fluid deficit18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381341 A1Boston Scientific Corporation
- Ophthalmic surgical system and method for operating the ophthalmic surgical system4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367031 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic fluid control system for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery and method therefor816US 5,836,909 A1998
- 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
- Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds529US 8,398,614 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical irrigation apparatus and methods for use502US 6,162,194 AApollo Camera, LLC · 2000