A61M 25/0618
Having means for protecting only the distal tip of the needle
Official title: {having means for protecting only the distal tip of the needle, e.g. a needle guard}
A61M25/0618 (Having means for protecting only the distal tip of the needle) appears on 610 US grants and 726 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 610
- Published applications
- 726
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 628
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 20 |
| 2004 | 9 | 24 |
| 2005 | 7 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 | 27 |
| 2008 | 12 | 22 |
| 2009 | 18 | 22 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 25 | 26 |
| 2013 | 29 | 28 |
| 2014 | 28 | 43 |
| 2015 | 23 | 27 |
| 2016 | 30 | 40 |
| 2017 | 25 | 40 |
| 2018 | 16 | 37 |
| 2019 | 31 | 37 |
| 2020 | 34 | 51 |
| 2021 | 26 | 47 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 |
| 2023 | 34 | 32 |
| 2024 | 36 | 30 |
| 2025 | 40 | 28 |
| 2026 | 13 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Safety IV catheter with V-clip interlock and needle tip capture22 Sep 2026US 12,741,123 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Closed system catheter15 Sep 2026US 12,734,330 B2ICU Medical, Inc.
- Safe puncture needle1 Sep 2026US 12,721,951 B2Zhejiang Kindly Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
- Cannula tip protector1 Sep 2026US 12,721,974 B2Crea IP B.V.
- Catheter assembly28 Jul 2026US 12,691,258 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Safety clip for a medical device and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295218 A1Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Catheter Insertion Device Having Continuous Flashback1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295220 A1Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Multi-use blood control safety catheter assembly20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241145 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Needles Including Coatings and Methods of Forming13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232964 A1Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Intravascular access device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216489 A1Venocare, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Catheter with stick protection1,381US 5,419,766 ACritikon, Inc. · 1995
- Spring clip safety IV catheter492US 6,117,108 A2000
- Catheter introducer assembly including needle tip shield407US 5,215,528 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1993
- Spring clip safety IV catheter388US 6,616,630 B1B. Braun Melsungen AG · 2003
- Catheter and introducer needle assembly with needle shield377US 6,749,588 B1Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2004