A61F 2210/0004
Bioabsorbable
Official title: bioabsorbable
A61F2210/0004 (Bioabsorbable) appears on 3,365 US grants and 4,422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,365
- Published applications
- 4,422
- Assignees
- 1,232
- Inventors
- 5,227
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 54 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 71 | 29 |
| 2002 | 61 | 126 |
| 2003 | 94 | 160 |
| 2004 | 65 | 191 |
| 2005 | 52 | 205 |
| 2006 | 91 | 197 |
| 2007 | 81 | 242 |
| 2008 | 43 | 223 |
| 2009 | 71 | 195 |
| 2010 | 110 | 199 |
| 2011 | 148 | 200 |
| 2012 | 146 | 154 |
| 2013 | 149 | 143 |
| 2014 | 169 | 203 |
| 2015 | 128 | 190 |
| 2016 | 182 | 289 |
| 2017 | 198 | 243 |
| 2018 | 156 | 163 |
| 2019 | 164 | 174 |
| 2020 | 149 | 192 |
| 2021 | 117 | 155 |
| 2022 | 98 | 137 |
| 2023 | 123 | 134 |
| 2024 | 114 | 98 |
| 2025 | 92 | 109 |
| 2026 | 55 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Uncaging stent6 Oct 2026US 12,751,844 B2Elixir Medical Corporation
- Nasal implants and systems and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,114 B2Stryker Corporation
- Reinforced heart valve leaflets29 Sep 2026US 12,746,116 B2Xeltis AG
- Heart valve stents adapted for post-implant expansion22 Sep 2026US 12,740,858 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Medical device using bioabsorbable material22 Sep 2026US 12,740,862 B2Xeltis AG
- Soft tissue mesh envelope device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306245 A1
- Segmented calcium phosphate bone scaffolds with sacrificial zones for mechano-transductive bone regeneration and methods of making and using the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294629 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Compressible soft tissue prostheses and related methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283781 A1Davol Inc.
- Prosthetic devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272663 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Balloon expandable polymer stent17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272686 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric medical device1,893US 5,468,253 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Porous tissue scaffoldings for the repair of regeneration of tissue1,754US 6,333,029 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Surgical implant and method for controlled release of chemotherapeutic agents1,679US 5,290,271 A1994
- Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers1,636US 6,838,493 B2Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Multi-layered implant1,554US 5,686,090 AEthicon, Inc. · 1997