VYGON
🏢 View company profile →32Patents
17Active
32Granted
49Portfolio score
Filing activity: Nov 23, 1992 → Mar 18, 2022 · 7 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5380306A | Unitary composite connector for a liquid circuit, in particular for medical applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 225 | Expired |
| US6595981B2 | Automatically-closing connector for connecting a liquid injection head to an injection outlet | Fixed Constructions | 215 | Expired |
| US5611778A | Surgical instrument for performing epidural anesthesia | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US5879336A | Device for injecting a liquid | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US8251923B2 | Device for introducing a catheter guide wire into a vessel | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US7240926B2 | Fluid connector for medical use and uses thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US9234616B2 | Non-drip, direct-flow connectors with secure locking | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Active |
| US6261263A | Hub of arterial puncture needle | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US6579264B1 | Device for putting a catheter tube into place in a vein | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US6663604B1 | Anti-stick device for the safe handling of an injection needle | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US6254577A | Hypodermic needle protector | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| US5460204A | Strip of cocks | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US7291128B2 | Medical kit comprising a catheter, a needle and its case | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US7682331B2 | Device for introducing a catheter with a security non-piercing cage provided with a flexible blade | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US7152845B2 | Cock comprising indexable rotating key | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US6964637B2 | Laryngoscope blade and handle | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US8967150B2 | Operating drapes with a window | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US9492649B2 | Set of easily cleanable connectors for a liquid circuit | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US8783262B2 | Improvements to operating drapes with window | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US8585650B2 | Needle stick guard, and puncturing kit including such a needle stick guard | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US7867201B2 | Anti-stick device for bent injection needle | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US8167797B2 | Sheath for containing and manipulating of a single-use laryngoscope blade and use of a blade thus conditioned | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US8603048B2 | Connector for a establishing a fluid communication controlled by a valve essentially used in the field of medicine | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US9701427B2 | Device for interfacing a fluid injection instrument with a puncturable flask and method for use thereof | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US8798766B2 | Neurostimulation catheter | Electricity | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.