A61M 15/009
Inhalators: using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means
Official title: {using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans (pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08)}
A61M15/009 (Inhalators: using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means) appears on 1,809 US grants and 2,491 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 50 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Nebulizer with non-detachably attached indicator device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,959 B2Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
- Device for nasal delivery of a fluid product1 Sep 2026US 12,721,960 B2Aptar France SAS
- Thermally controlled face engaging device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,596 B2EMBR Labs IP LLC
- Equipment for simultaneously testing reference and test nasal spray products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306762 A1Brio Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Smoking substitute apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283238 A1Imperial Tobacco Limited
- Smoking substitute apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283239 A1Imperial Tobacco Limited
- Article for dry powder inhaler with indicia on upstream end17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273203 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Perforated inhalation mask17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273206 A1Fridababy, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medicament dispensing device with a display indicative of the state of an internal medicament reservoir1,620US 7,331,340 B2IVAX Corporation · 2008
- Intelligent inhaler providing feedback to both patient and medical professional705US 5,363,842 ACircadian, Inc. · 1994
- Delivery of aerosol medications for inspiration598US 5,404,871 AAradigm Corporation · 1995
- Medicament delivery system471US 6,958,691 B1SmithKline Beecham Corporation · 2005
- Artificial smoke cigarette469US 7,845,359 B22010