A61L 2420/02
Methods for coating medical devices
A61L2420/02 (Methods for coating medical devices) appears on 1,218 US grants and 2,101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,218
- Published applications
- 2,101
- Assignees
- 862
- Inventors
- 3,581
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 25 |
| 2005 | 4 | 17 |
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| 2008 | 5 | 32 |
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| 2011 | 21 | 64 |
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| 2013 | 28 | 66 |
| 2014 | 65 | 105 |
| 2015 | 55 | 126 |
| 2016 | 69 | 187 |
| 2017 | 95 | 161 |
| 2018 | 81 | 124 |
| 2019 | 104 | 140 |
| 2020 | 97 | 145 |
| 2021 | 96 | 150 |
| 2022 | 72 | 123 |
| 2023 | 95 | 117 |
| 2024 | 91 | 125 |
| 2025 | 90 | 95 |
| 2026 | 44 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Absorbable intravascular stents having a therapeutic drug within the scaffold15 Sep 2026US 12,734,053 B2Efemoral Medical, Inc.
- Microneedle device and method for producing same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,247 B2Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
- Anti-microbial activity through a protective coating on medical articles18 Aug 2026US 12,708,700 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Method for coating implant using heat4 Aug 2026US 12,697,413 B2Bs Research Co. Ltd.
- Process for preparing layered foamed polymeric materials4 Aug 2026US 12,697,755 B2MATERIAS S.r.l.
- Thermogelling polymers able to form a slippery coating for an ophthalmic injector8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306712 A1
- Slippery organogels and methods for making and using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306720 A1University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
- Coated Materials for Heart Valve Applications and Methods of Making Same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294621 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Surface treatment methods for cementless implantable medical devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284259 A1Durahip, LLC
- Nanogel comprising bioactive molecules, therapeutic molecules or drugs together with an amphiphilic molecule24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284275 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drug release stent coating process951US 5,837,313 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1998
- Process for coating stents860US 6,153,252 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Woven constructs with interlocked standing fibers858US 10,271,849 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Compressible adjuncts with bonding nodes852US 10,172,620 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Compressible adjunct assemblies with attachment layers823US 10,307,160 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019