A61M 5/3232
Semi-automatic needle retraction, i.e. in which triggering of the needle retraction requires
Official title: {Semi-automatic needle retraction, i.e. in which triggering of the needle retraction requires a deliberate action by the user, e.g. manual release of spring-biased retraction means}
A61M5/3232 (Semi-automatic needle retraction, i.e. in which triggering of the needle retraction requires) appears on 369 US grants and 361 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 369
- Published applications
- 361
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 491
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2014 | 6 | 27 |
| 2015 | 9 | 24 |
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| 2020 | 21 | 19 |
| 2021 | 17 | 19 |
| 2022 | 16 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 18 | 27 |
| 2025 | 18 | 21 |
| 2026 | 13 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Tissue injection device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263706 A1BlueRock Therapeutics LP
- Multi-use blood control safety catheter assembly20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241145 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Insulin needle tip protection mechanism and insulin injection device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174975 A1Ningbo Medsun Medical Co., Ltd.
- Safety syringe15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014326 A1Genray Hangzhou Life Technology Co.,Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cannula insertion set with safety retracting needle471US 4,747,831 APhase Medical, Inc. · 1988
- Automatic injector462US 6,210,369 B1Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- One step catheter advancement automatic needle retraction system395US 5,865,806 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1999
- Safety syringe376US 6,206,856 B12001
- Retractable needle cannula insertion set with refinements to better control leakage, retraction speed and reuse355US 5,575,777 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1996