A61J 7/0015
Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
Official title: {Devices specially adapted for taking medicines}
A61J7/0015 (Devices specially adapted for taking medicines) appears on 711 US grants and 892 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 711
- Published applications
- 892
- Assignees
- 384
- Inventors
- 1,471
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 26 | 20 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 |
| 2026 | 14 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capsule device with an aperture formed by an overlap of two halve-capsule shells4 Aug 2026US 12,697,284 B2EsoCap AG
- Rechargeable handheld oral medication dispensing device4 Aug 2026US 12,697,285 B2Aspargo Laboratories, Inc.
- Transparent bottles including faceted side walls21 Jul 2026US 12,685,695 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Dispenser of a fluid substance14 Jul 2026US 12,680,854 B2Bormioli Pharma S.P.A.
- High flow therapy device utilizing a non-sealing respiratory interface and related methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,405 B2ResMed Pty Ltd
- Pharmaceutical gel product3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256715 A1
- Devices for use in nasal treatment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248691 A1
- Pharmaceutical dosage form for application to mucous membranes and methods for producing same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240783 A1EsoCap AG
- Pill swallowing assist bottle device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207433 A1
- Inhalation arrangement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207865 A1URSATEC GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of moving a delivery member of a dispensing device for administration of oral transmucosal dosage forms654US 8,499,966 B2AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2013
- System and apparatus for administering prescribed medication to a patient304US 6,032,155 A2000
- Oxygenating pacifier262US 5,375,593 A1994
- Method and apparatus for orally dispensing liquid medication229US 4,493,348 APUR/ACC Corporation · 1985
- Compositions and methods of manufacturing of oral dissolvable medicaments202US 5,785,989 AUniversity of Utah Research Foundation · 1998