having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)}

having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeA61M5/50
Official titlehaving means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)}
Display labelhaving means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)}
Total patents443

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201526
201635
201752
201835
201941
202043
202138
202241
202337
202441
202548
20266

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC A61M5/50?
CPC A61M5/50 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A61M5/50 (having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile {(retractable needles or needle protectors with means for preventing re-use A61M5/321)})?
Our database includes 443 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A61M5/50 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 41 in 2024 vs 48 in 2025 (latest complete years).