A61L 24/04
Containing macromolecular materials
Official title: containing macromolecular materials
A61L24/04 (Containing macromolecular materials) appears on 2,408 US grants and 2,981 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 2,408
- Published applications
- 2,981
- Assignees
- 1,253
- Inventors
- 4,972
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 65 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 17 |
| 2002 | 59 | 88 |
| 2003 | 58 | 84 |
| 2004 | 35 | 84 |
| 2005 | 31 | 101 |
| 2006 | 37 | 87 |
| 2007 | 45 | 89 |
| 2008 | 30 | 96 |
| 2009 | 32 | 116 |
| 2010 | 47 | 112 |
| 2011 | 51 | 123 |
| 2012 | 64 | 109 |
| 2013 | 93 | 135 |
| 2014 | 110 | 117 |
| 2015 | 102 | 138 |
| 2016 | 109 | 187 |
| 2017 | 108 | 130 |
| 2018 | 113 | 142 |
| 2019 | 129 | 133 |
| 2020 | 88 | 151 |
| 2021 | 98 | 147 |
| 2022 | 89 | 147 |
| 2023 | 76 | 127 |
| 2024 | 95 | 126 |
| 2025 | 103 | 118 |
| 2026 | 73 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61L 24/10Polypeptides685
- A61L 24/06Obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds652
- A61L 24/043Mixtures of macromolecular materials642
- A61L 24/046Obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds636
- A61L 24/08Polysaccharides341
- A61L 24/12Ionomer cements17
Recent patents
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- Liquid embolic material composition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306699 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Sealants for tissue closure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295113 A1Ethicon, Inc.
- Skin tissue suturing composition for wound healing and regeneration, and preparation method therefor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295114 A1Daebong Ls, Ltd
- Microrobotic platform for endovascular embolization24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283621 A1The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Flowable sealant composition based on rapid gelling hydrogel precursors and particulate hydrogels; procedures based on the sealant compositions24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284253 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-supporting, shaped, three-dimensional biopolymeric materials and methods1,457US 6,921,412 B1Cryolife, Inc. · 2005
- Water-swellable copolymers and articles and coatings made therefrom1,443US 7,935,773 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Nanostructure-enhanced platelet binding and hemostatic structures1,405US 8,319,002 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2012
- Hemostatic compositions for arresting blood flow from an open wound or surgical site1,346US 8,110,208 B1Biolife, L.L.C. · 2012
- Adhesive sealant composition1,238US 5,583,114 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996