A61M 2205/60
General characteristics of the apparatus: with identification means
Official title: with identification means
A61M2205/60 (General characteristics of the apparatus: with identification means) appears on 4,276 US grants and 5,942 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 4,276
- Published applications
- 5,942
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- 1,505
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 164 | 197 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 2205/6063Optical identification systemsIndexing code1,954
- A61M 2205/6054Magnetic identification systemsIndexing code1,089
- A61M 2205/6018Providing set-up signals for the apparatus configurationIndexing code1,081
- A61M 2205/6009For matching patient with his treatmentIndexing code516
- A61M 2205/6045Having complementary physical shapes for indexing or registration purposesIndexing code509
- A61M 2205/6027Electric-conductive bridges closing detection circuits, with or without identifying elementsIndexing code276
- A61M 2205/6036Characterised by physical shapeIndexing code256
- A61M 2205/609Biometric patient identification meansIndexing code255
Recent patents
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- Infusion set, system comprising such an infusion set, and use of such a system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,081 B2Inreda Diabetic B.V.
- Adjustment of infusion user interface upon docking event22 Sep 2026US 12,741,082 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Automatic medicine replacement and atomization device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,115 B2Medcaptain Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Specialty-specific inflow pump parameters8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306723 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Outflow control based on connected device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306729 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- A storage case for an electromechanical medicament delivery device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306733 A1Shl Medical AG
- Humidifier for respiratory apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306781 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
- Sheath for sealed access to a vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306818 A1Abiomed Europe GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Identification device for surgical instrument3,012US 5,529,235 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,647US 5,562,239 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,575US 5,535,937 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,556US 5,535,934 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,322US 5,693,042 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997