A61L 27/58
Materials at least partially resorbable by the body
A61L27/58 (Materials at least partially resorbable by the body) appears on 2,420 US grants and 3,858 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 2,420
- Published applications
- 3,858
- Assignees
- 1,437
- Inventors
- 5,970
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 18 | 36 |
| 2003 | 31 | 64 |
| 2004 | 22 | 60 |
| 2005 | 31 | 72 |
| 2006 | 21 | 82 |
| 2007 | 23 | 106 |
| 2008 | 13 | 101 |
| 2009 | 25 | 113 |
| 2010 | 50 | 126 |
| 2011 | 49 | 137 |
| 2012 | 66 | 129 |
| 2013 | 94 | 144 |
| 2014 | 133 | 196 |
| 2015 | 146 | 216 |
| 2016 | 141 | 233 |
| 2017 | 157 | 226 |
| 2018 | 131 | 230 |
| 2019 | 141 | 267 |
| 2020 | 160 | 253 |
| 2021 | 163 | 229 |
| 2022 | 120 | 191 |
| 2023 | 131 | 172 |
| 2024 | 128 | 198 |
| 2025 | 116 | 163 |
| 2026 | 70 | 106 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Use of porous calcium-based granules for promoting healing of an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of a fractured bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,970 B2Joy Medical Devices Corporation
- Nasal implants and systems and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,114 B2Stryker Corporation
- Medical device using bioabsorbable material22 Sep 2026US 12,740,862 B2Xeltis AG
- Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/ or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications8 Sep 2026US 12,728,165 B2206 ORTHO, Inc.
- Vacuum forming of thermoplastic bioabsorbable scaffolds for use in auricular reconstruction1 Sep 2026US 12,721,728 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Photocurable hydrogel compositions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306710 A1Tympanogen, Inc.
- Segmented calcium phosphate bone scaffolds with sacrificial zones for mechano-transductive bone regeneration and methods of making and using the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294629 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Mechanical and biochemical activation and control of skeletal stem cells for cartilage regeneration1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295008 A1
- Synthetic graft, method of manufacture and uses thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284256 A1
- Vaginal Drug Delivery Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284273 A1Oak Crest Institute of Science
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drug releasing biodegradable fiber implant1,662US 6,596,296 B1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2003
- Microporous vascular graft1,647US 5,024,671 ABaxter International Inc. · 1991
- Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers1,636US 6,838,493 B2Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions having controlled degradation rates1,516US 6,867,248 B1Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Bioabsorbable medical implants1,504US 5,674,286 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997