A61L 2400/16
Materials with shape-memory or superelastic properties
A61L2400/16 (Materials with shape-memory or superelastic properties) appears on 534 US grants and 785 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 534
- Published applications
- 785
- Assignees
- 346
- Inventors
- 1,268
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 26 |
| 2009 | 5 | 24 |
| 2010 | 12 | 26 |
| 2011 | 14 | 24 |
| 2012 | 20 | 36 |
| 2013 | 13 | 34 |
| 2014 | 29 | 47 |
| 2015 | 26 | 30 |
| 2016 | 25 | 52 |
| 2017 | 38 | 40 |
| 2018 | 20 | 41 |
| 2019 | 45 | 42 |
| 2020 | 38 | 43 |
| 2021 | 35 | 46 |
| 2022 | 29 | 52 |
| 2023 | 12 | 33 |
| 2024 | 33 | 43 |
| 2025 | 33 | 39 |
| 2026 | 18 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shape memory poly(β-hydroxythioether) foams rapidly produced from multifunctional epoxides and thiols18 Aug 2026US 12,708,892 B2Ohio University
- Resorbable complex shape memory poly(propylene fumarate) star scaffolds for 4D printing applications11 Aug 2026US 12,702,729 B2The University of Akron
- Hemostatic devices21 Jul 2026US 12,685,799 B2Teleflex Life Sciences II LLC
- Hydration-responsive shape-memory keratin composite fibers and fabrication methods thereof14 Jul 2026US 12,678,336 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Textured woven fabric for use in implantable bioprostheses14 Jul 2026US RE50,949 E1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Tubing material, method for producing tubing material, and stent, guidewire, and pressure guidewire3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256993 A1Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
- Radiopaque coating for endovascular devices27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248986 A1Phenox GmbH
- Covered stent6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224379 A1BCM Co., Ltd.
- Heating for memory metal shape-setting23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210341 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Mechanical Reticulation Of Polymeric-Based Closed Cell Foams25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175477 A1Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Intraluminal stent921US 5,665,115 ABoston Scientific Technology, Inc. · 1997
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements906US 5,190,546 ARaychem Corporation · 1993
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements869US 6,306,141 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Method of inserting medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements866US 5,067,957 ARaychem Corporation · 1991