A61M 39/00
Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially
Official title: Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use (for respiratory devices, e.g. tracheal tubes, A61M16/00; artificial heart valves A61F2/24)
A61M39/00 (Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially) appears on 12,923 US grants and 15,360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 12,923
- Published applications
- 15,360
- Assignees
- 3,802
- Inventors
- 19,647
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 49 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | 52 | 0 |
| 1981 | 60 | 0 |
| 1982 | 57 | 0 |
| 1983 | 50 | 0 |
| 1984 | 62 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 69 | 0 |
| 1987 | 89 | 0 |
| 1988 | 81 | 0 |
| 1989 | 90 | 0 |
| 1990 | 100 | 0 |
| 1991 | 97 | 0 |
| 1992 | 142 | 0 |
| 1993 | 155 | 0 |
| 1994 | 164 | 0 |
| 1995 | 167 | 0 |
| 1996 | 149 | 0 |
| 1997 | 139 | 0 |
| 1998 | 193 | 0 |
| 1999 | 149 | 0 |
| 2000 | 157 | 0 |
| 2001 | 148 | 57 |
| 2002 | 120 | 198 |
| 2003 | 154 | 199 |
| 2004 | 123 | 274 |
| 2005 | 112 | 302 |
| 2006 | 124 | 377 |
| 2007 | 113 | 333 |
| 2008 | 117 | 401 |
| 2009 | 139 | 484 |
| 2010 | 266 | 446 |
| 2011 | 324 | 484 |
| 2012 | 361 | 508 |
| 2013 | 431 | 617 |
| 2014 | 434 | 681 |
| 2015 | 494 | 663 |
| 2016 | 483 | 759 |
| 2017 | 554 | 820 |
| 2018 | 592 | 838 |
| 2019 | 750 | 933 |
| 2020 | 747 | 932 |
| 2021 | 649 | 1011 |
| 2022 | 657 | 881 |
| 2023 | 724 | 927 |
| 2024 | 763 | 939 |
| 2025 | 673 | 752 |
| 2026 | 437 | 544 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 39/22Valves or arrangement of valves5,343
- A61M 39/10Tube connectors or tube couplings4,992
- A61M 39/02Access sites4,537
- A61M 39/20Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes778
- A61M 39/08Tubes619
- A61M 2039/0036Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, speciallyIndexing code437
- A61M 2039/0009Assemblies therefor designed for particular applicationsIndexing code214
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- Universal single-use cap for male and female connectors6 Oct 2026US 12,752,095 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
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- Cleaning device for private parts8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306732 A1Shenzhen Hengnengda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for use in a respiratory support system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306779 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
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- Venticular Shunt System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306807 A1Queen's University at Kingston
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