A61L 27/3604
Characterised by the human or animal origin of the biological material
Official title: {characterised by the human or animal origin of the biological material, e.g. hair, fascia, fish scales, silk, shellac, pericardium, pleura, renal tissue, amniotic membrane, parenchymal tissue, fetal tissue, muscle tissue, fat tissue, enamel}
A61L27/3604 (Characterised by the human or animal origin of the biological material) appears on 3,327 US grants and 5,384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 3,327
- Published applications
- 5,384
- Assignees
- 1,671
- Inventors
- 6,946
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 24 |
| 2002 | 45 | 94 |
| 2003 | 57 | 129 |
| 2004 | 36 | 117 |
| 2005 | 43 | 137 |
| 2006 | 46 | 112 |
| 2007 | 30 | 141 |
| 2008 | 34 | 174 |
| 2009 | 38 | 122 |
| 2010 | 87 | 167 |
| 2011 | 67 | 160 |
| 2012 | 98 | 182 |
| 2013 | 105 | 188 |
| 2014 | 163 | 251 |
| 2015 | 171 | 297 |
| 2016 | 170 | 297 |
| 2017 | 188 | 267 |
| 2018 | 164 | 284 |
| 2019 | 183 | 319 |
| 2020 | 207 | 298 |
| 2021 | 198 | 349 |
| 2022 | 159 | 295 |
| 2023 | 170 | 249 |
| 2024 | 178 | 276 |
| 2025 | 189 | 274 |
| 2026 | 124 | 181 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Compressed bone composition and methods of use thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,040 B2LifeNet Health
- Donor overlay for treatment or alleviation of anterior corneal disorders29 Sep 2026US 12,746,111 B2Niios-USA Inc.
- Cartilage treatment for use in eyelid reconstruction29 Sep 2026US 12,746,307 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Electron beam irradiated osteoinductive bone implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,308 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Lamellar corneal autologous or homologous graft in refractive surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,854 B2
- Colored Ophthalmological Implant and Method of Manufacturing a Colored Ophthalmological Implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306246 A1Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- Systems for amniotic tissue ocular surface resurfacing and methods therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306248 A1Restore Vision Partners, LP
- Double networked 3d-printed biomaterials8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306707 A1The Brigham and Women S Hospital, Inc.
- Decellularized adipose biomaterial and method for preparing same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306713 A1Shanghai Sondray Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Viable tissue forms and methods for making and using same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306714 A1Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Cartilage repair apparatus and method1,489US 7,361,195 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2008
- Scaffold for connective tissue repair1,444US 8,226,715 B2DePuy Mitek, LLC · 2012
- Interfaced medical implant assembly1,381US 8,425,600 B22013
- Biopolymer foams for use in tissue repair and reconstruction1,344US 5,891,558 ATissue Engineering, Inc. · 1999