A61M 37/00
Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing media
Official title: Other apparatus for introducing media into the body (for reproduction or fertilisation A61B17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N1/30); Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin (salt baths A61H33/04)
A61M37/00 (Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing media) appears on 4,349 US grants and 6,635 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 4,349
- Published applications
- 6,635
- Assignees
- 2,172
- Inventors
- 8,974
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 58 | 25 |
| 2002 | 62 | 110 |
| 2003 | 94 | 134 |
| 2004 | 61 | 145 |
| 2005 | 55 | 150 |
| 2006 | 53 | 121 |
| 2007 | 45 | 173 |
| 2008 | 51 | 197 |
| 2009 | 47 | 202 |
| 2010 | 80 | 225 |
| 2011 | 89 | 272 |
| 2012 | 119 | 234 |
| 2013 | 158 | 285 |
| 2014 | 198 | 295 |
| 2015 | 189 | 315 |
| 2016 | 205 | 360 |
| 2017 | 243 | 350 |
| 2018 | 228 | 366 |
| 2019 | 284 | 381 |
| 2020 | 269 | 383 |
| 2021 | 275 | 390 |
| 2022 | 229 | 348 |
| 2023 | 233 | 354 |
| 2024 | 228 | 355 |
| 2025 | 198 | 258 |
| 2026 | 138 | 207 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 37/0015Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing media1,607
- A61M 37/0092Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing media700
- A61M 37/0069Devices for implanting pellets672
- A61M 2037/0007Devices for delivering substances into the body: other apparatus for introducing mediaIndexing code620
- A61M 37/0076Tattooing apparatus312
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Implanting method and device1,449US 4,597,753 AHundon Forge Limited · 1986
- Devices and methods for treating pain associated with tonsillectomies1,394US 8,663,192 B2Intersect ENT, Inc. · 2014
- Multi-dose drug delivery device and method1,352US 8,679,093 B2MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2014
- Element for implantation with medical device1,349US 8,092,443 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2012