A61F 2310/00892
Coating made of zirconium nitride
A61F2310/00892 (Coating made of zirconium nitride) appears on 39 US grants and 25 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 25
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 56
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Stents of enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility194US 5,690,670 A1997
- Zirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated stents168US 5,649,951 ASmith & Nephew Richards Inc. · 1997
- Zirconium oxide coated prosthesis for wear and corrosion resistance147US 5,037,438 ARichards Medical Company · 1991
- Biocompatible low modulus titanium alloy for medical implants123US 5,169,597 A1992
- Cardiovascular guidewire of enhanced biocompatibility116US 5,477,864 ASmith & Nephew Richards Inc. · 1995