A61M 15/02
Inhalators: with activated or ionised fluids
Official title: with activated or ionised {fluids, e.g. electrohydrodynamic [EHD] or electrostatic devices}; Ozone-inhalators {with radioactive tagged particles}
A61M15/02 (Inhalators: with activated or ionised fluids) appears on 493 US grants and 616 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inhaler article with folded distal end22 Sep 2026US 12,741,108 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Automatic medicine replacement and atomization device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,115 B2Medcaptain Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Droplet device actuation from inhalation sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,312 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Systems and methods of aerosol delivery with airflow regulation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,317 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Multi-reservoir droplet delivery device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,804 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Droplet device with flow element27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249023 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Method for producing negative ion device for preventing and treating airborne transmission virus infections13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232862 A1
- System and method of use for halotherapy sessions13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236573 A1
- Integrated multifunction treatment capsule30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215986 A1
- Pulmonary health management device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192061 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drug administration method1,497US 7,427,607 B2Next21 K.K. · 2008
- Dispenser1,019US 5,894,841 APonwell Enterprises Limited · 1999
- Piezo inhaler771US 6,196,218 B12001
- Aerosol and a method and apparatus for generating an aerosol647US 5,743,251 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1998
- Liquid droplet spray device for an inhaler suitable for respiratory therapies427US 6,196,219 B1Microflow Engineering SA · 2001