A61L 27/02
Inorganic materials
A61L27/02 (Inorganic materials) appears on 2,977 US grants and 4,069 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 2,977
- Published applications
- 4,069
- Assignees
- 1,869
- Inventors
- 7,204
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 58 | 15 |
| 2002 | 49 | 72 |
| 2003 | 61 | 79 |
| 2004 | 44 | 106 |
| 2005 | 41 | 135 |
| 2006 | 50 | 101 |
| 2007 | 43 | 112 |
| 2008 | 38 | 121 |
| 2009 | 47 | 121 |
| 2010 | 66 | 136 |
| 2011 | 68 | 151 |
| 2012 | 83 | 163 |
| 2013 | 98 | 164 |
| 2014 | 125 | 194 |
| 2015 | 126 | 196 |
| 2016 | 133 | 187 |
| 2017 | 161 | 219 |
| 2018 | 116 | 225 |
| 2019 | 144 | 246 |
| 2020 | 172 | 234 |
| 2021 | 138 | 232 |
| 2022 | 132 | 202 |
| 2023 | 116 | 184 |
| 2024 | 139 | 190 |
| 2025 | 127 | 159 |
| 2026 | 82 | 125 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tissue stimulating devices, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,108 B2
- Methods to inhibit osteoporosis through implantation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,273 B2
- Interpositional patch systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,278 B2Acuitive Technologies, Inc.
- Metal alloy having rhenium effect15 Sep 2026US 12,735,773 B2MiRus LLC
- Calcium carbonate sintered body and method for producing same, and bone grafting material8 Sep 2026US 12,729,128 B2Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co. Ltd.
- Modular bone defect repair system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306263 A1
- Mouldable artificial bone composite material and preparationmethod thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306703 A1Shenzhen Corliber Scientific Co., Ltd.
- Mouldable artificial bone composite material and preparation method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306704 A1Shenzhen Corliber Scientific Co., Ltd.
- System and methods for sterile injectable allograft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306715 A1TheraMicro, LLC
- Metal alloy having rhenium effect8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308726 A1MiRus LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Biopolymer foams for use in tissue repair and reconstruction1,344US 5,891,558 ATissue Engineering, Inc. · 1999
- Low wear artificial spinal disc1,173US 5,676,701 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997
- Spinal disk implant and implantation kit1,086US 5,306,309 ACalcitek, Inc. · 1994