A61L 29/02
Inorganic materials
A61L29/02 (Inorganic materials) appears on 263 US grants and 403 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 263
- Published applications
- 403
- Assignees
- 211
- Inventors
- 748
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 11 | 22 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 10 | 23 |
| 2018 | 10 | 33 |
| 2019 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020 | 19 | 34 |
| 2021 | 22 | 29 |
| 2022 | 27 | 33 |
| 2023 | 19 | 21 |
| 2024 | 25 | 27 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 |
| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Flexible tube for endoscope, endoscopic medical device, and methods for producing the same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,931 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Medical shaft, medical device, and method for manufacturing medical shaft1 Sep 2026US 12,721,966 B2Kaneka Corporation
- Anti-microbial activity through a protective coating on medical articles18 Aug 2026US 12,708,700 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Metal material having biological properties11 Aug 2026US 12,702,732 B2Komatsuseiki Kosakusho Co., Ltd.
- Additive manufactured articles having passivated surfaces and related methods28 Jul 2026US 12,691,204 B2Entegris, Inc.
- Medical device that includes a refractory metal alloy17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273145 A1MiRus LLC
- High strength biomedical materials6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224782 A1Access Vascular, Inc.
- Metal alloys for medical devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216408 A1MiRus LLC
- Radial compression joint for biopsy needle or guidewire assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207183 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Nanoengineering of shear-thinning biomaterials16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199561 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stent capable of attachment within a body lumen545US 5,423,885 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Stent capable of attachment within a body lumen480US 5,593,434 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Magnetic vascular defect treatment system306US 6,315,709 B1Stereotaxis, Inc. · 2001
- Medical device including tube having a braid and an expanded coil208US 6,939,337 B2Cook Incorporated · 2005
- Composite implantable biocompatible vascular access port device206US 5,213,574 ADevice Labs, Inc. · 1993