A61M 5/346
Friction fit
Official title: {friction fit (A61M5/344 takes precedence)}
A61M5/346 (Friction fit) appears on 115 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 115
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 252
- Latest grant
- 2 Sep 2025
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
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| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for installation and removal of a needle tip of a needle2 Sep 2025US 12,403,267 B2Versago Vascular Access, Inc.
- Hard-packaged safety needle device19 Aug 2025US 12,390,601 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Safe insulin needle15 Jul 2025US 12,357,766 B2Berpu Medical Technology Co., Ltd
- Pen needle25 Mar 2025US 12,257,423 B2Embecta Corp.
- Syringe including different materials18 Mar 2025US 12,251,499 B2SCHOTT Pharma Schweiz AG
- Medicament delivery device assembly kit and method of assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166229 A1Shl Medical AG
- Apparatus and methods for ocular injection13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345206 A1Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
- Safety device for a syringe13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345528 A1
- System for long-term storage of a pharmaceutical composition6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339622 A1SCHOTT Pharma Schweiz AG
- System for long-term storage of a pharmaceutical composition7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249176 A1SCHOTT Pharma Schweiz AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Syringe having a retractable needle250US 5,195,985 A1993
- Adapter assembly189US 4,187,848 AThe Kendall Company · 1980
- Luer connector188US 4,369,781 ASherwood Medical Industries Inc. · 1983
- Container and needle assembly129US 4,865,592 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1989
- Syringe needle holder98US 5,405,330 A1995