Becton, Dickinson and Company
5,125Patents
2,751Active
5,125Granted
59Portfolio score
Filing activity: Aug 7, 1972 → Jan 31, 2025 · 518 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6589229B1 | Wearable, self-contained drug infusion device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,485 | Expired |
| US4834720A | Implantable port septum | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,446 | Expired |
| US4465485A | Suction canister with unitary shut-off valve and filter features | Human Necessities | 1,183 | Expired |
| US5792162A | Guarded surgical scalpel with scalpel blade remover | Human Necessities | 1,072 | Expired |
| US5092858A | Liquid gelling agent distributor device | Human Necessities | 1,046 | Expired |
| US7060059B2 | System and method for initiating and maintaining continuous, long-term control of a concentration of a substance in a patient using a feedback or model-based controller coupled to a single-needle or multi-needle intradermal (ID) delivery device | Human Necessities | 916 | Expired |
| US5455166A | Strand displacement amplification | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 848 | Expired |
| US5246867A | Determination and quantification of saccharides by luminescence lifetimes and energy transfer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 726 | Expired |
| US6192891A | Integrated system including medication delivery pen, blood monitoring device, and lancer | Human Necessities | 722 | Expired |
| US6952604B2 | Minimally-invasive system and method for monitoring analyte levels | Human Necessities | 687 | Expired |
| US6171287A | Luer receiver and method for fluid transfer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 622 | Expired |
| US4662885A | Percutaneously deliverable intravascular filter prosthesis | Human Necessities | 586 | Expired |
| US5514785A | Solid supports for nucleic acid hybridization assays | Physics | 572 | Expired |
| US5279586A | Reusable medication delivery pen | Human Necessities | 552 | Expired |
| US5067491A | Barrier coating on blood contacting devices | Physics | 533 | Expired |
| US5478316A | Automatic self-injection device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 531 | Expired |
| US7404796B2 | System for determining insulin dose using carbohydrate to insulin ratio and insulin sensitivity factor | Human Necessities | 505 | Expired |
| US5001054A | Method for monitoring glucose | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 502 | Expired |
| US6277099A | Medication delivery pen | Human Necessities | 492 | Expired |
| US5254096A | Syringe pump with graphical display or error conditions | Human Necessities | 486 | Expired |
| US5853373A | Bi-level charge pulse apparatus to facilitate nerve location during peripheral nerve block procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 481 | Expired |
| US5921966A | Medication delivery pen having an improved clutch assembly | Human Necessities | 473 | Expired |
| US4838857A | Medical infusion device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 473 | Expired |
| US7250037B2 | Patch-like infusion device | Human Necessities | 470 | Expired |
| US4334551A | Connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 441 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.