A61M 37/0069
Devices for implanting pellets
Official title: {Devices for implanting pellets, e.g. markers or solid medicaments (for introducing of radioactive sources for interstitial radiation therapy, i.e. brachytherapy A61N5/1027)}
A61M37/0069 (Devices for implanting pellets) appears on 672 US grants and 732 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 672
- Published applications
- 732
- Assignees
- 367
- Inventors
- 1,261
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 29 | 31 |
| 2025 | 19 | 24 |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Minimally traumatic trocar apparatus and kit for subcutaneous medication delivery14 Jul 2026US 12,678,193 B2Vitalte Lifesciences Inc.
- Tissue anchoring articles14 Jul 2026US 12,678,605 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Method of implantation of cell aggregates and tissue fragments26 May 2026US 12,636,476 B2Neuronano AB
- Minimally traumatic trocar method for subcutaneous medication delivery19 May 2026US 12,629,505 B2Vitalte Lifesciences Inc.
- Mechanism for retaining a marker5 May 2026US 12,616,551 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Integrated tool to insert pellet-releasing bioactive compound(s) in a region to be treated of a subject in need10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263769 A1Paltech
- Ingestible device with multi-stage actuator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216487 A1Rani Therapeutics, LLC
- Marker inserter9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191618 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Injector for an implant9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191681 A1
- Radiopaque anatomy markers and delivery system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183080 A1Medtronic, Inc.
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