A61M 5/007
Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or
Official title: {for contrast media}
A61M5/007 (Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or) appears on 1,527 US grants and 2,064 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,527
- Published applications
- 2,064
- Assignees
- 517
- Inventors
- 2,472
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 81 | 69 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 |
| 2026 | 40 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for measuring intravascular blood flow using a backscattering contrast6 Oct 2026US 12,751,639 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Iodine labeled hydrogels and precursors thereof with improved radiopacity29 Sep 2026US 12,746,296 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Fluid paths for angiography injector assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,330 B2Bayer HealthCare LLC
- Intranodal needle and method of using the same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,346 B2
- Rapid aspiration thrombectomy system and method15 Sep 2026US 12,734,333 B2Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Chemical ablation and method of treatment for various diseases8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306804 A1Neurotronic, Inc.
- Method for Medical Imaging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294251 A1Integro Theranositcs, LLC
- System and method having transition phase in multi-phase injection protocol1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295147 A1Bayer HealthCare LLC
- Microsphere delivery apparatus providing real-time measuring of delivered radioactivity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283572 A1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
- Systems and methods for use in delivery of fluid to a patient using tubing to hold contrast media prior to saline flush24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284297 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, systems and methods for determining tissue oxygenation1,025US 9,420,967 B2Surgisense Corporation · 2016
- Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body930US 6,685,648 B2TransVascular, Inc. · 2004
- Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body869US 6,283,951 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Patient specific dosing contrast delivery systems and methods578US 5,840,026 AMedrad, Inc. · 1998
- Angiographic system with automatic high/low pressure switching408US 5,800,397 AInvasatec, Inc. · 1998