A61K 9/0097
Medicinal compositions released by microdevices
Official title: {Medicinal compositions released by microdevices, e.g. microelectromechanical systems [MEMS], microdevices comprising chips or microdevices on silicon}
A61K9/0097 (Medicinal compositions released by microdevices) appears on 268 US grants and 391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61K- Granted patents
- 268
- Published applications
- 391
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 494
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 15 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 18 |
| 2007 | 1 | 29 |
| 2008 | 4 | 24 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 10 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 20 |
| 2012 | 18 | 12 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014 | 14 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 15 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Oral drug delivery device with expanding arms25 Aug 2026US 12,714,666 B2Eli Lilly and Company
- Systems and methods for identifying progression of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury24 Mar 2026US 12,582,345 B2The University of Chicago
- Treatment of a disease of the gastrointestinal tract with a PDE4 inhibitor24 Mar 2026US 12,582,809 B2BT Bidco, Inc.
- Microrobots with distributed actuation17 Mar 2026US 12,576,240 B2Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Two stage microchip drug delivery device and methods13 Jan 2026US 12,521,343 B2Dare MB Inc.
- Neuroprotective drug substance-loaded nanomotor formulations16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199232 A1Hacettepe Universitesi
- Two-Stage Microchip Drug Delivery Device and Methods16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102341 A1Dare MB Inc.
- Process for the manufacturing of microscale hollow metal bodies5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060925 A1Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige Materialien Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
- Microrobots with distributed actuation26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054034 A1Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Treatment of a disease of the gastrointestinal tract with a jak or other kinase inhibitor15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014156 A1BT Bidco, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drug depot implant designs1,379US 7,727,954 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2010
- Microchip drug delivery devices675US 5,797,898 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1998
- Preparation of medical devices by solid free-form fabrication methods505US 5,490,962 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1996
- Tissue regeneration matrices by solid free form fabrication techniques442US 5,518,680 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1996
- Microchip reservoir devices using wireless transmission of power and data422US 7,226,442 B2MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2007