Devices for delivering substances into the body
Official title: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
A61M (Devices for delivering substances into the body) appears on 125,823 US grants and 150,717 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 125,823
- Published applications
- 150,717
- Assignees
- 25,800
- Inventors
- 142,995
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 464 | 0 |
| 1977 | 472 | 0 |
| 1978 | 370 | 0 |
| 1979 | 340 | 0 |
| 1980 | 523 | 0 |
| 1981 | 540 | 0 |
| 1982 | 474 | 0 |
| 1983 | 453 | 0 |
| 1984 | 588 | 0 |
| 1985 | 573 | 0 |
| 1986 | 672 | 0 |
| 1987 | 922 | 0 |
| 1988 | 822 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1086 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1106 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1170 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1287 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1440 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1674 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1595 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1622 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2168 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1978 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1920 | 774 |
| 2002 | 1867 | 2506 |
| 2003 | 2353 | 3057 |
| 2004 | 1821 | 3671 |
| 2005 | 1492 | 3699 |
| 2006 | 1666 | 3624 |
| 2007 | 1372 | 3982 |
| 2008 | 1285 | 4405 |
| 2009 | 1533 | 4662 |
| 2010 | 2650 | 5106 |
| 2011 | 2876 | 5065 |
| 2012 | 3471 | 5516 |
| 2013 | 4318 | 6110 |
| 2014 | 4461 | 6989 |
| 2015 | 4420 | 6758 |
| 2016 | 4617 | 6971 |
| 2017 | 5096 | 7312 |
| 2018 | 5170 | 7470 |
| 2019 | 6533 | 8318 |
| 2020 | 6476 | 8581 |
| 2021 | 6072 | 8810 |
| 2022 | 5983 | 8282 |
| 2023 | 6055 | 8128 |
| 2024 | 6294 | 8418 |
| 2025 | 5986 | 7278 |
| 2026 | 4151 | 5225 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
- A61M 2205/00General characteristics of the apparatusIndexing code39,330
- A61M 5/00Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or35,618
- A61M 25/00Catheters33,824
- A61M 1/00Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes21,206
- A61M 16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment17,462
- A61M 39/00Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially12,923
- A61M 2202/00Special media to be introduced, removed or treatedIndexing code10,189
- A61M 2210/00Anatomical parts of the bodyIndexing code9,323
All 28 main groupsShow fewer
- A61M 15/00Inhalators7,995
- A61M 2230/00Measuring parameters of the userIndexing code7,508
- A61M 2209/00Ancillary equipmentIndexing code5,763
- A61M 11/00Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes5,618
- A61M 60/00Blood pumps4,731
- A61M 37/00Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing media4,349
- A61M 2207/00Methods of manufacture, assembly or productionIndexing code3,113
- A61M 27/00Drainage appliance for wounds or the like , i.e. wound drains, implanted3,074
- A61M 29/00Dilators with or without means for introducing media2,970
- A61M 31/00Devices for introducing or retaining media2,956
- A61M 21/00Devices for delivering substances into the body: other devices or methods to2,703
- A61M 3/00Medical syringes2,431
- A61M 35/00Devices for applying media2,119
- A61M 2206/00Characteristics of a physical parameterIndexing code1,912
- A61M 13/00Insufflators for therapeutic or disinfectant purposes , i.e. devices for blowing a1,036
- A61M 19/00Local anaesthesia451
- A61M 2250/00Devices for delivering substances into the body: specially adapted for animalsIndexing code360
- A61M 2240/00Devices for delivering substances into the body: specially adapted for neonatal useIndexing code329
- A61M 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass6
- A61M 9/00Baths for subaquatic intestinal cleaning1
Recent patents
- Evaporator device for an inhaler, and method for producing an inhaler6 Oct 2026US 12,751,485 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Disposable endoscope drive6 Oct 2026US 12,751,602 B2Covidien LP
- Rotary knob assembly for a steerable medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,604 B2EndoVista, Inc.
- Medical instrument guide device and endoscope apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,605 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Fluid feeding and suction apparatus, endoscope system, and method of suction residue by endoscope system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,609 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Aerosol delivery device, an article for use therewith, and a method of identifying an article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305711 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Endoscopy device having enhanced fluid control mechanisms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305913 A1Evoendo, Inc.
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodily lumen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305918 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Robotic manipulation of a surgical tool handle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305919 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
Most cited
- Identification device for surgical instrument3,012US 5,529,235 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities2,813US 7,025,743 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2006
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,647US 5,562,239 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Analyte monitoring device and methods of use2,634US 6,175,752 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2001
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,575US 5,535,937 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996