A61M 31/007
Injectors for solid bodies
Official title: {Injectors for solid bodies, e.g. suppositories}
A61M31/007 (Injectors for solid bodies) appears on 195 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 195
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 | 10 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for the production of suppository compounds16 Jun 2026US 12,653,759 B2
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods21 Apr 2026US 12,605,151 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Repositionable surgical tampon17 Feb 2026US 12,551,674 B2The Government of The United States, as represented by The Director of the Defense Health Agency
- Oblong shaped medicinal dispenser6 Jan 2026US 12,515,029 B2
- Deployment device for an insertable and associated methods11 Nov 2025US 12,465,528 B2Meditati Pty Ltd
- Medication delivery device for rectal delivery of medication and method therefor27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249062 A1
- Deployment device for an insertable and methods of use and manufacture14 May 2026US 2026/0130789 A1
- Apparatus and method of applying medication26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054042 A1
- System and method for lubricant delivery19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048007 A1Growth Armor, LLC
- Drug Delivery Device with Drug-Permeable Component18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381375 A1TARIS Biomedical LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Implantable device and methods for delivering drugs and other substances to treat sinusitis and other disorders1,387US 7,361,168 B2Acclarent, Inc. · 2008
- Applicator device for suppositories and the like1,059US 7,717,873 B2McNeil-PPC, Inc. · 2010
- Injection catheter and method480US 4,578,061 A1986
- Electro-optical instruments and methods for treating disease383US 5,993,378 A1999