A61C 15/042
Comprising protuberances along its length
Official title: {comprising protuberances along its length, e.g. balls or knots}
A61C15/042 (Comprising protuberances along its length) appears on 65 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 59
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 116
- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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