A61M 39/162
With antiseptic agent incorporated within the connector
Official title: {with antiseptic agent incorporated within the connector}
A61M39/162 (With antiseptic agent incorporated within the connector) appears on 378 US grants and 502 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 502
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 503
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11 | 18 |
| 2013 | 13 | 29 |
| 2014 | 17 | 31 |
| 2015 | 16 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 | 24 |
| 2017 | 18 | 23 |
| 2018 | 22 | 25 |
| 2019 | 26 | 46 |
| 2020 | 22 | 24 |
| 2021 | 22 | 37 |
| 2022 | 30 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 | 34 |
| 2024 | 30 | 50 |
| 2025 | 32 | 20 |
| 2026 | 27 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Universal single-use cap for male and female connectors6 Oct 2026US 12,752,095 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Disinfecting cap8 Sep 2026US 12,728,253 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Disinfecting cap for needleless connectors with multi-part housing and automatic lock25 Aug 2026US 12,714,841 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Drainage spigot guard18 Aug 2026US 12,708,739 B2Spigot Guard LLC
- Device for delivery of antimicrobial agent into a medical device4 Aug 2026US 12,697,477 B2ICU Medical, Inc.
- Priming cap10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263773 A1ICU Medical, Inc.
- A multi-layer disinfection device for disinfecting a female medical connector3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257052 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Scrubbing and disinfecting a needleless connector hub13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232981 A1Alera Medtech Inc.
- Needleless connector and access port disinfection cleaner and antimicrobial protection cap16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199656 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Disinfection Scrub For Male And Female Luer Connectors2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183439 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Luer receiver and method for fluid transfer650US 6,171,287 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2001
- Antibacterial protective cap for connectors277US 4,440,207 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1984
- Ambulatory dialysis system and connector225US 4,810,241 A1989
- Connector system for sterile connection208US 7,083,605 B2JMS Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Connector system for sterile connection199US 6,911,025 B2JMS Co., Ltd. · 2005