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MEDEX

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62Patents
3Active
62Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1978 → Jun 13, 2013

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4978335A Infusion pump with bar code input to computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 697 Expired
US5203775A Needleless connector sample site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 338 Expired
US6652486B2 Safety catheter Human Necessities 313 Expired
US5441487A Plastic needleless valve housing for standard male luer locks Human Necessities 259 Expired
US5578059A Anti-reflux valve with environmental barrier Human Necessities 236 Expired
US5417673A Whole blood sample needleless sample site Human Necessities 236 Expired
US5540661A Needleless valve having a covalently bonded lubricious coating Human Necessities 218 Expired
USRE35841E Needleless connector sample site General 185 Expired
US5417395A Modular interconnecting component support plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US5829723A Medical device mounting structure Human Necessities 151 Expired
US6663592B2 Catheter introducer assembly having safety shielded needle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US4600855A Piezoelectric apparatus for measuring bodily fluid pressure within a conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US5221271A Sample site with flow directors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US5171230A Fast flush catheter valve Human Necessities 116 Expired
US5601579A Method for the treatment of bowel adhesions Human Necessities 103 Expired
US6692471B2 Method and apparatus for safety catheter insertion device Human Necessities 97 Expired
US4886507A Y connector for angioplasty procedure Human Necessities 95 Expired
US5752918A Modular medical pressure transducer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 94 Expired
US6416539B1 Controlled length intraluminal implant Human Necessities 79 Expired
US4551136A Pressure infusor Human Necessities 76 Expired
US4254773A Swivel coupling for a catheterization system Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5848971A Modular medical pressure transducer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
US6730062B2 Safety catheter with non-removable retractable needle Human Necessities 66 Expired
US4920972A Gel-filled blood pressure transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US5048537A Method and apparatus for sampling blood Human Necessities 62 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.