A61M 39/02
Access sites
A61M39/02 (Access sites) appears on 4,537 US grants and 5,078 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 4,537
- Published applications
- 5,078
- Assignees
- 1,457
- Inventors
- 7,040
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 47 | 0 |
| 1992 | 81 | 0 |
| 1993 | 74 | 0 |
| 1994 | 83 | 0 |
| 1995 | 89 | 0 |
| 1996 | 74 | 0 |
| 1997 | 71 | 0 |
| 1998 | 96 | 0 |
| 1999 | 76 | 0 |
| 2000 | 74 | 0 |
| 2001 | 77 | 29 |
| 2002 | 48 | 88 |
| 2003 | 85 | 83 |
| 2004 | 51 | 142 |
| 2005 | 44 | 132 |
| 2006 | 60 | 191 |
| 2007 | 51 | 159 |
| 2008 | 35 | 169 |
| 2009 | 56 | 200 |
| 2010 | 132 | 168 |
| 2011 | 150 | 193 |
| 2012 | 156 | 186 |
| 2013 | 173 | 193 |
| 2014 | 161 | 220 |
| 2015 | 184 | 195 |
| 2016 | 148 | 184 |
| 2017 | 160 | 230 |
| 2018 | 153 | 239 |
| 2019 | 210 | 281 |
| 2020 | 199 | 273 |
| 2021 | 203 | 313 |
| 2022 | 180 | 275 |
| 2023 | 199 | 287 |
| 2024 | 221 | 265 |
| 2025 | 182 | 214 |
| 2026 | 129 | 169 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 39/06Haemostasis valves, i.e. gaskets sealing around a needle, catheter or the like1,481
- A61M 39/0247Transcutaneous or percutaneous access sites to the inside of the body1,216
- A61M 39/0208Subcutaneous access sites1,137
- A61M 39/04Having pierceable self-sealing members943
- A61M 2039/0205For injecting mediaIndexing code264
- A61M 2039/0202For taking samplesIndexing code107
Recent patents
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Power supply device and medical device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,380 B2Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
- Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion catheter22 Sep 2026US 12,741,088 B2Thomas Jefferson University
- Leak-proof fluid connection system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,131 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Access port22 Sep 2026US 12,741,132 B2Toray Industries, Inc.
- Palpable Concave Port Septum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306817 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Sheath for sealed access to a vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306818 A1Abiomed Europe GmbH
- Protective and guiding system for hemostasis valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306819 A1
- Separate positionable hemostasis valve for implantable medical lead introducer hub8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306820 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Repositioning sheath for use in a percutaneous circulatory support system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295219 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable port septum1,469US 4,834,720 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1989
- Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery1,399US 6,613,069 B2Heartport, Inc. · 2003
- Percutaneous access device1,354US 4,897,081 AThermedics Inc. · 1990
- Method of retracting heart tissue in closed-chest heart surgery using endo-scopic retraction1,331US 5,613,937 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Soft cannula subcutaneous injection set1,304US 4,755,173 APacesetter Infusion, Ltd. · 1988