A61L 17/12
Homopolymers or copolymers of glycolic acid or lactic acid
A61L17/12 (Homopolymers or copolymers of glycolic acid or lactic acid) appears on 302 US grants and 256 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 302
- Published applications
- 256
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 499
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 10 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 17 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 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.
- Methods and procedures for ligament repair7 Jul 2026US 12,672,952 B2Children's Medical Center Corporation
- Methods and procedures for ligament repair23 Jun 2026US 12,661,217 B2Children's Medical Center Corporation
- Drug delivery system and methods of using the same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,882 B2Axogen Corporation
- Absorbable suture containing polydeoxyribonucleotide14 Apr 2026US 12,599,695 B2Curepharmtech Co., Ltd.
- Antimicrobial compositions and sutures coated therewith1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295111 A1Covidien LP
- Drug delivery system and methods of using the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273129 A1Axogen Corporation
- Indirect attachment of a needle to a mesh suture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263065 A1Northwestern University
- Composite Filament for Surgical Suture9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192014 A1Cannuflow, Inc.
- Compositions comprising dragline spider silk4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151531 A1Seevix Material Sciences Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric medical device1,893US 5,468,253 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Medical suturing material1,737US 5,843,096 A1998
- Coherent surgical staple array1,715US 4,275,813 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1981
- Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers1,636US 6,838,493 B2Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions having controlled degradation rates1,516US 6,867,248 B1Metabolix, Inc. · 2005