A61M 5/162
Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube
A61M5/162 (Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube) appears on 1,010 US grants and 1,198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,010
- Published applications
- 1,198
- Assignees
- 368
- Inventors
- 1,642
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 55 | 54 |
| 2025 | 49 | 41 |
| 2026 | 34 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Fluid conduit assembly with gas trapping filter in the fluid flow path29 Sep 2026US 12,746,345 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Connection structure and liquid medicine administration tool22 Sep 2026US 12,741,097 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Infusion unit15 Sep 2026US 12,734,294 B2Infuzamed LLC
- Implantable medical device for controlled fluid flow distribution among a plurality of treatment catheters1 Sep 2026US 12,721,945 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Direct-From-Vial Medication Infusion System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273172 A1
- A cassette of a medicament delivery device and a medicament delivery device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263685 A1Shl Medical AG
- Tube connector20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241094 A1
- Electronic illuminator for illuminating medical infusion lines23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212986 A1Chs Healthcare Ventures, Inc
- Below pump segment air in line capture9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192041 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact pump drive system1,514US 6,248,093 B1MiniMed Inc. · 2001
- Drug delivery systems and methods719US 6,645,181 B1Elan Pharma International Limited · 2003
- Automated filling systems and methods607US 7,963,954 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2011
- Method and apparatus for detecting errors, fluid pressure, and occlusions in an ambulatory infusion pump578US 7,892,206 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2011
- Medication reservoir504US 8,303,572 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2012