A61M 5/148
Flexible
Official title: flexible (A61M5/155 takes precedence)
A61M5/148 (Flexible) appears on 889 US grants and 837 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 889
- Published applications
- 837
- Assignees
- 346
- Inventors
- 1,411
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 20 | 13 |
| 2003 | 21 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 23 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 6 | 21 |
| 2007 | 6 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7 | 34 |
| 2009 | 8 | 31 |
| 2010 | 17 | 35 |
| 2011 | 17 | 26 |
| 2012 | 35 | 59 |
| 2013 | 26 | 27 |
| 2014 | 20 | 44 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 |
| 2016 | 24 | 43 |
| 2017 | 30 | 39 |
| 2018 | 36 | 37 |
| 2019 | 29 | 52 |
| 2020 | 37 | 44 |
| 2021 | 26 | 41 |
| 2022 | 46 | 47 |
| 2023 | 35 | 45 |
| 2024 | 31 | 43 |
| 2025 | 37 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vial transfer and injection apparatus and method29 Sep 2026US 12,746,331 B2Enable Injections, Inc.
- Medication delivery pump for redundant staggered glucose sensor insulin dosage system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,202 B2Willow Laboratories, Inc.
- Device assembly for the infusion of medical solutions1 Sep 2026US 12,721,943 B2Adria.Med. S.R.L.
- Pleated expandable reservoir for a wearable drug delivery device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,946 B2Insulet Corporation
- Drug cartridge, drug delivery devices, and methods for preparing thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,714,778 B2Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Medicament delivery system and method therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306737 A1Shl Medical AG
- Intravenous blood set foot pump10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263690 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Drug delivery control arrangement, and injector10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263692 A1Shl Medical AG
- Expandable device for a body cavity27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249060 A1IP Holding Company
- Medicament delivery device package assembly6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224800 A1Shl Medical AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular infusion device and method1,554US 6,749,587 B2Insulet Corporation · 2004
- Dermally affixed injection device921US 5,931,814 AHoffmann-La Roche Inc. · 1999
- Disposable infusion device834US 6,485,461 B1Insulet Corporation · 2002
- Drug delivery systems and methods719US 6,645,181 B1Elan Pharma International Limited · 2003
- Peritoneal dialysis systems employing a liquid distribution and pumping cassette that emulates gravity flow607US 5,350,357 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1994