Patent Theme
Smart Medication Management
Systems that integrate digital technology, sensors, or connectivity to monitor, track, or automate aspects of medication administration, often providing data feedback, personalized recommendations, or secure logging.
13,877 US filings from 3,490 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,698 · 2024: 4,391 · 2025: 4,053 · 2026 YTD: 1,735
Pharmacy Containers / DevicesHealthcare Informatics
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Dexcom, Inc. | 314 | 78 | 96 | 103 | 37 | +7.3% |
| 2 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 256 | 50 | 76 | 102 | 28 | +34.2% |
| 3 | MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC. | 248 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 23 | +6.7% |
| 4 | CAREFUSION 303, INC. | 214 | 57 | 74 | 53 | 30 | -28.4% |
| 5 | ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. | 187 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 25 | +7.0% |
| 6 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 177 | 49 | 57 | 50 | 21 | -12.3% |
| 7 | Cerner Innovation, Inc. | 154 | 38 | 51 | 52 | 13 | +2.0% |
| 8 | ZOLL Medical Corporation | 154 | 34 | 51 | 53 | 16 | +3.9% |
| 9 | INSULET CORPORATION | 149 | 30 | 56 | 38 | 25 | -32.1% |
| 10 | Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. | 140 | 56 | 41 | 30 | 13 | -26.8% |
| 11 | Stryker Corporation | 111 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 14 | +5.6% |
| 12 | MASIMO CORPORATION | 108 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 9 | -21.4% |
| 13 | GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 104 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 17 | +6.5% |
| 14 | Sanofi | 102 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 8 | -45.0% |
| 15 | International Business Machines Corporation | 92 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 7 | -35.7% |
| 16 | ROM Technologies, Inc. | 92 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 19 | +75.0% |
| 17 | ICU MEDICAL, INC. | 89 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 10 | -24.1% |
| 18 | Medtronic, Inc. | 89 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 12 | +13.0% |
| 19 | HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. | 88 | 24 | 18 | 36 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 20 | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 86 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 11 | +7.4% |
| 21 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 75 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 4 | -21.4% |
| 22 | Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. | 68 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 8 | +6.7% |
| 23 | Apple Inc. | 65 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 24 | Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. | 62 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 25 | Cilag GmbH International | 60 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 5 | +88.2% |