A61B 5/685
Microneedles
Official title: {Microneedles}
A61B5/685 (Microneedles) appears on 324 US grants and 665 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 324
- Published applications
- 665
- Assignees
- 311
- Inventors
- 1,279
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2004 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 1 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 29 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 26 |
| 2014 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 16 | 19 |
| 2016 | 6 | 30 |
| 2017 | 14 | 27 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 | 36 |
| 2020 | 26 | 36 |
| 2021 | 22 | 53 |
| 2022 | 16 | 57 |
| 2023 | 23 | 54 |
| 2024 | 36 | 64 |
| 2025 | 32 | 54 |
| 2026 | 18 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Microneedle assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,838 B2Ticona LLC
- Systems and methods for tourniquet operation and control4 Aug 2026US 12,697,068 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- On-body microsensor for biomonitoring2 Jun 2026US 12,642,488 B2One Health Biosensing Inc.
- Method for improved sensor sensitivity of a microneedle-based continuous analyte monitoring system19 May 2026US 12,629,060 B2Biolinq Incorporated
- Devices and related methods for light-based modulation of foreign body responses in living tissue5 May 2026US 12,616,845 B2KNOW Bio, LLC
- Non-invasive central venous pressure monitoring device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294257 A1Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd.
- Continuous analyte monitoring system with microneedle array1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294345 A1Biolinq Incorporated
- Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices for quantification of analytes in interstitial fluid24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283512 A1Trustees of Tufts College
- Wearable biosensor with biometric id system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272332 A1Aquilx Incorporated
- Grooved microneedles for passive and active sampling of interstitial fluids10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262968 A1Trustees of Tufts College
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrode array for use in connection with a living body and method of manufacture733US 4,969,468 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1990
- Method of making an electrode array615US 4,837,049 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1989
- Three-dimensional electrode device562US 5,215,088 AUniversity of Utah · 1993
- Medical device for analyte monitoring and drug delivery548US 7,291,497 B2Theranos, Inc. · 2007
- Skin-mounted electrodes with nano spikes377US 6,690,959 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2004