A61M 5/3278
Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes
Official title: {Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes (needle resheathing means destroying the needle A61M5/321)}
A61M5/3278 (Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes) appears on 281 US grants and 158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 281
- Published applications
- 158
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 462
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 2005/3283Using electric current between electrodesIndexing code63
- A61M 2005/3282Using mechanical meansIndexing code60
- A61M 2005/3284Deformaton of needle by deflection or bendingIndexing code55
- A61M 2005/3279Breaking syringe nozzles or needle hubsIndexing code53
- A61M 2005/328Having needle tip encapsulating meansIndexing code12
Recent patents
- Needle cutting device for cutting an injector needle18 Aug 2026US 12,708,720 B2Shl Medical AG
- Needle harvesting devices, systems and methods23 Sep 2025US 12,419,636 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Phlebotomy needle destruction27 May 2025US 12,311,156 B2
- Medical waste grinding and separation system with pathogen neutralization1 Apr 2025US 12,263,022 B1
- Medical waste disposal and container washing system10 Dec 2024US 12,161,852 B2Stericycle, Inc.
- Used needle separating device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216447 A1Mobiu Co., Ltd.
- Improvements in and relating to medical needle cover arrangements30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216448 A1Tip-Top.Com Ltd
- Waste container and method for using the same5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035174 A1FrostPharma AB
- Needle harvesting devices, systems and methods25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387117 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Needle uncapping device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375577 A1Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Needle guard and needle assembly for syringe603US 5,360,404 AInviro Medical Devices Ltd. · 1994
- Prefillable intradermal injector294US 6,569,123 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2003
- Syringe having a retractable needle250US 5,195,985 A1993
- Method of intradermally injecting substances244US 6,569,143 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2003
- Intradermal delivery device including a needle assembly154US 6,494,865 B1Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2002