A61M 5/1626
Needle protectors therefor
Official title: {Needle protectors therefor (in combination with syringes A61M5/3202; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001)}
A61M5/1626 (Needle protectors therefor) appears on 203 US grants and 245 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 203
- Published applications
- 245
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 311
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 | 27 |
| 2016 | 14 | 25 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 |
| 2020 | 21 | 10 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Safe puncture needle1 Sep 2026US 12,721,951 B2Zhejiang Kindly Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
- Piercing member for container access device1 Sep 2026US 12,722,833 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Disposable injection needle11 Aug 2026US 12,702,759 B2Tianjin Huahong Technology Co., Ltd.
- Fluid delivery device7 Jul 2026US 12,673,153 B2MannKind Corporation
- Low-drag septum for a catheter system23 Jun 2026US 12,661,483 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pharmaceutical liquid administration device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192046 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Infusion pump with integrated set16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102559 A1
- Syringe adapter6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339613 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Medical Agent Dispensing Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312535 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Ported iv catheter having external needle shield and internal blood control septum21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262415 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical adapter having needleless valve and sharpened cannula353US 5,839,715 AAlaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Medical adapter having needleless valve and sharpened cannula335US 6,142,446 AAlaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Sterile connecting device130US 4,201,208 AAbbott Laboratories · 1980
- Automatic needle for drug pump123US 8,348,898 B2Medimop Medical Projects Ltd. · 2013
- Infusion needle107US 4,627,841 A1986