A61J 1/2048
Connecting means
Official title: {Connecting means}
A61J1/2048 (Connecting means) appears on 1,296 US grants and 1,482 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 1,296
- Published applications
- 1,482
- Assignees
- 529
- Inventors
- 2,071
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 10 |
| 2002 | 15 | 31 |
| 2003 | 28 | 31 |
| 2004 | 16 | 28 |
| 2005 | 12 | 17 |
| 2006 | 16 | 21 |
| 2007 | 10 | 48 |
| 2008 | 13 | 46 |
| 2009 | 17 | 36 |
| 2010 | 25 | 46 |
| 2011 | 34 | 43 |
| 2012 | 36 | 59 |
| 2013 | 49 | 47 |
| 2014 | 43 | 49 |
| 2015 | 57 | 87 |
| 2016 | 48 | 72 |
| 2017 | 52 | 59 |
| 2018 | 57 | 87 |
| 2019 | 61 | 108 |
| 2020 | 69 | 101 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 |
| 2022 | 59 | 99 |
| 2023 | 70 | 82 |
| 2024 | 75 | 77 |
| 2025 | 86 | 76 |
| 2026 | 38 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Closed system for sterile drug preparation and administration25 Aug 2026US 12,714,648 B2Rambam Medtech Ltd.
- Bottle tray with magnetic coupling and load cell overload protection28 Jul 2026US 12,691,032 B2Terumo BCT, Inc.
- Medicinal fluid delivery device28 Jul 2026US 12,691,037 B2Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- Vial adapter with universal connection14 Jul 2026US 12,678,371 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Multi-vial adapter14 Jul 2026US 12,678,372 B2STS BIO Co., Ltd.
- Syringe Adapter With Membrane Housing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306362 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Syringe system and associated methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295172 A1Clearstream Technologies Limited
- Succinylcholine chloride prefilled syringe10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263408 A1Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
- Primary Packaging3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256650 A1Shl Medical AG
- Motorized syringe assistance device and method of use thereof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256652 A1United Therapeutics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for mixing and extruding medically useful compositions1,070US 7,135,027 B2Baxter Healthcare S. A. · 2006
- Drug delivery systems and methods719US 6,645,181 B1Elan Pharma International Limited · 2003
- Needle safe transfer guard679US 6,591,876 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Automated filling systems and methods607US 7,963,954 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2011
- Medical injection system and method, gas spring thereof and launching device using gas spring488US 5,599,302 AMedi-Ject Corporation · 1997