A61L 17/005
Containing a biologically active substance
Official title: {containing a biologically active substance, e.g. a medicament or a biocide}
A61L17/005 (Containing a biologically active substance) appears on 345 US grants and 477 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 345
- Published applications
- 477
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 848
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 14 |
| 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009 | 5 | 16 |
| 2010 | 4 | 28 |
| 2011 | 9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 15 | 24 |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 |
| 2014 | 23 | 19 |
| 2015 | 18 | 28 |
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| 2017 | 24 | 22 |
| 2018 | 17 | 21 |
| 2019 | 15 | 27 |
| 2020 | 13 | 27 |
| 2021 | 13 | 25 |
| 2022 | 12 | 20 |
| 2023 | 23 | 19 |
| 2024 | 14 | 25 |
| 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sutures with expanded antibacterial properties7 Jul 2026US 12,672,868 B2Ethicon, Inc.
- Hernia repair, breast reconstruction and sling devices containing poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,594,361 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Fibers of polymers that have a backbone including a positively charged component of a zwitterionic moiety, and their use in implantable therapeutic delivery systems24 Feb 2026US 12,559,867 B2Cornell University
- Enthesis healing17 Feb 2026US 12,551,492 B2University of Utah Research Foundation
- Collagen peptide-based medicament compositions and devices and methods of production and use thereof17 Feb 2026US 12,551,525 B2Sustain Holdings, LLC
- Antimicrobial compositions and sutures coated therewith1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295111 A1Covidien LP
- Hydrogel formulations and methods of use thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263652 A1Tempo Therapeutics, Inc.
- Enthesis healing30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115204 A1
- Collagen peptide-based medicament compositions and uses thereof30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115261 A1Sustain Holdings, LLC
- Molecular iodine-infused polymers, articles. and products, and their preparation and use9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096559 A1I2Pure Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of medicaments1,690US 9,211,120 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Tissue thickness compensator having improved visibility1,438US 9,198,662 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Sutures and surgical staples for anastamoses, wound closures, and surgical closures1,385US 8,016,881 B2ICON Interventional Systems, Inc. · 2011
- Tissue thickness compensator and method for making the same1,346US 9,241,714 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Tissue thickness compensator comprising channels1,325US 9,351,730 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016