A61L 2400/10
Materials for lubricating medical devices
A61L2400/10 (Materials for lubricating medical devices) appears on 447 US grants and 688 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 447
- Published applications
- 688
- Assignees
- 262
- Inventors
- 1,082
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 20 |
| 2012 | 5 | 20 |
| 2013 | 6 | 30 |
| 2014 | 15 | 38 |
| 2015 | 20 | 41 |
| 2016 | 25 | 51 |
| 2017 | 39 | 55 |
| 2018 | 26 | 46 |
| 2019 | 44 | 41 |
| 2020 | 39 | 54 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 |
| 2022 | 30 | 64 |
| 2023 | 33 | 43 |
| 2024 | 22 | 29 |
| 2025 | 43 | 39 |
| 2026 | 19 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Water-based hydrogel blend coating and method of application to elastomeric articles22 Sep 2026US 12,741,065 B2Allegiance Corporation
- Medical balloon having a plurality of structural layers22 Sep 2026US 12,741,124 B2Covidien LP
- First twin cervical dilation system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,465 B1
- Urinary catheter4 Aug 2026US 12,697,467 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Packaged hydrophilic medical products that are hydrated within the package and methods of making the same14 Jul 2026US 12,678,588 B2Hollister Incorporated
- Hyaluronic acid compositions with low extents of ester linkages and methods of use thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284271 A1Prohibix LLC
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Medical device with tunable hydrophobicity and method of manufacture27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250474 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232970 A1Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
- Coated device and method for manufacturing same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226285 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical instruments that exhibit surface lubricity when wetted470US 5,670,558 ATerumo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Ultrasonic surgical blades242US 10,010,339 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Ultrasonic surgical blades212US 10,045,794 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Lubricious hydrogel coatings199US 5,290,585 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1994
- Biological lubricant composition and method of applying lubricant composition193US 6,800,298 B1Clemson University · 2004