Smith & Nephew PLC
🏢 View company profile →513Patents
387Active
513Granted
61Portfolio score
Filing activity: Aug 11, 1982 → May 6, 2024 · 49 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8764732B2 | Wound dressing | Human Necessities | 1,312 | Active |
| US8715256B2 | Vacuum assisted wound dressing | Human Necessities | 1,295 | Active |
| US4941882A | Adhesive dressing for retaining a cannula on the skin | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,231 | Expired |
| US8808274B2 | Wound dressing | Human Necessities | 1,188 | Active |
| US4664662A | Wound dressing | Human Necessities | 1,125 | Expired |
| US8535296B2 | Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds | Human Necessities | 548 | Active |
| US8834451B2 | In-situ wound cleansing apparatus | Human Necessities | 528 | Active |
| US8257327B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus with actives | Human Necessities | 502 | Active |
| US8529548B2 | Wound treatment apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 469 | Active |
| US8398614B2 | Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds | Human Necessities | 462 | Active |
| US8926592B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus with heat | Human Necessities | 408 | Active |
| US9289542B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus | Human Necessities | 372 | Active |
| US7964766B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 372 | Expired |
| US7524315B2 | Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds | Human Necessities | 364 | Expired |
| US8974429B2 | Apparatus and method for applying topical negative pressure | Human Necessities | 364 | Active |
| US8080702B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 291 | Active |
| US9061095B2 | Wound dressing and method of use | Human Necessities | 230 | Active |
| US8105295B2 | Dressing and apparatus for cleansing the wounds | Human Necessities | 229 | Active |
| US7699830B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 209 | Expired |
| US8235955B2 | Wound treatment apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 209 | Active |
| US7883494B2 | Simultaneous aspirate and irrigate and scaffold | Human Necessities | 202 | Expired |
| US8843327B2 | Canister status determination | Human Necessities | 191 | Active |
| US7753894B2 | Wound cleansing apparatus with stress | Human Necessities | 189 | Active |
| US9220822B2 | Wound dressing | Human Necessities | 187 | Active |
| US8162909B2 | Negative pressure wound treatment | Human Necessities | 186 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.