A61L 26/00
Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, wound dressings or bandages
Official title: Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, {wound dressings or} bandages {in liquid, gel or powder form}
A61L26/00 (Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, wound dressings or bandages) appears on 1,982 US grants and 2,657 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,982
- Published applications
- 2,657
- Assignees
- 1,404
- Inventors
- 4,917
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 52 | 0 |
| 1998 | 58 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 28 | 57 |
| 2003 | 41 | 60 |
| 2004 | 23 | 54 |
| 2005 | 21 | 60 |
| 2006 | 22 | 60 |
| 2007 | 26 | 76 |
| 2008 | 8 | 59 |
| 2009 | 5 | 81 |
| 2010 | 39 | 60 |
| 2011 | 34 | 73 |
| 2012 | 37 | 92 |
| 2013 | 51 | 122 |
| 2014 | 88 | 131 |
| 2015 | 83 | 160 |
| 2016 | 97 | 162 |
| 2017 | 101 | 160 |
| 2018 | 104 | 154 |
| 2019 | 103 | 134 |
| 2020 | 89 | 151 |
| 2021 | 96 | 152 |
| 2022 | 96 | 121 |
| 2023 | 63 | 132 |
| 2024 | 81 | 123 |
| 2025 | 80 | 119 |
| 2026 | 65 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61L 26/0009Containing macromolecular materials1,403
- A61L 26/0061Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties1,292
- A61L 26/0057Ingredients of undetermined constitution or reaction products thereof199
- A61L 26/0004Containing inorganic materials146
- A61L 26/0095Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the113
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions having controlled degradation rates1,516US 6,867,248 B1Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Hemostatic compositions for arresting blood flow from an open wound or surgical site1,346US 8,110,208 B1Biolife, L.L.C. · 2012
- Dried hydrogel from hydrophilic-hygroscopic polymer1,241US 5,409,703 ACarrington Laboratories, Inc. · 1995
- Water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam for medical applications1,170US 5,089,606 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Injectable or implantable biomaterials for filling or blocking lumens and voids of the body846US 5,752,974 ACollagen Corporation · 1998