A61M 5/3202
Devices for protection of the needle before use
Official title: {Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps (A61M5/50 takes precedence; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001)}
A61M5/3202 (Devices for protection of the needle before use) appears on 2,975 US grants and 3,703 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 2,975
- Published applications
- 3,703
- Assignees
- 727
- Inventors
- 3,763
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 47 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 18 |
| 2002 | 21 | 33 |
| 2003 | 37 | 28 |
| 2004 | 21 | 38 |
| 2005 | 16 | 56 |
| 2006 | 20 | 37 |
| 2007 | 17 | 64 |
| 2008 | 15 | 67 |
| 2009 | 20 | 60 |
| 2010 | 37 | 82 |
| 2011 | 49 | 71 |
| 2012 | 51 | 95 |
| 2013 | 58 | 171 |
| 2014 | 85 | 139 |
| 2015 | 92 | 173 |
| 2016 | 119 | 219 |
| 2017 | 151 | 214 |
| 2018 | 150 | 305 |
| 2019 | 221 | 232 |
| 2020 | 238 | 288 |
| 2021 | 229 | 278 |
| 2022 | 207 | 243 |
| 2023 | 195 | 206 |
| 2024 | 196 | 235 |
| 2025 | 208 | 208 |
| 2026 | 132 | 143 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 5/3204Needle cap removers, i.e. devices to dislodge protection cover from needle or1,008
- A61M 5/32023Caps having a secondary function besides protecting the needle2
- A61M 5/32021Caps made of two or more materials0
- A61M 5/32027With electronic components0
- A61M 5/32029Caps made of two or more separable parts0
Recent patents
- Drug delivery device having removable cap29 Sep 2026US 12,746,334 B2Amgen Inc.
- Support structure, medicament delivery device and method of assemblying29 Sep 2026US 12,746,336 B2Shl Medical AG
- Torque limiting tamper evident cap29 Sep 2026US 12,746,341 B1Medical Device Engineering, LLC.
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for storing a substance29 Sep 2026US 12,746,342 B2TempraMed Israel, Ltd.
- Drug cartridge, drug injection device, and drug injection system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,298 B2Phc Holdings Corporation
- Sterile Cover for Medical Devices and Methods Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305971 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Injection apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306744 A1Owen Mumford Limited
- Liquid delivery cap with alignment verification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306749 A1Patients Pending Ltd.
- Sub-assembly of a medicament delivery device with rotatable cap8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306751 A1Shl Medical AG
- Sheaths for needle delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306752 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medicament delivery device with cap1,072US 9,295,784 B2Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH · 2016
- Device for subcutaneous medication delivery757US 6,017,328 AMagnolia Medical Corp. · 2000
- Needle guard and needle assembly for syringe603US 5,360,404 AInviro Medical Devices Ltd. · 1994
- Automatic pharmaceutical dispensing syringe596US 5,320,609 AHabley Medical Technology Corporation · 1994
- Automatic self-injection device555US 5,478,316 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995