A61L 29/085
Macromolecular materials
Official title: {Macromolecular materials}
A61L29/085 (Macromolecular materials) appears on 1,922 US grants and 2,565 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,922
- Published applications
- 2,565
- Assignees
- 889
- Inventors
- 3,804
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 22 |
| 2002 | 43 | 68 |
| 2003 | 53 | 72 |
| 2004 | 42 | 87 |
| 2005 | 38 | 93 |
| 2006 | 30 | 88 |
| 2007 | 25 | 122 |
| 2008 | 35 | 115 |
| 2009 | 37 | 86 |
| 2010 | 43 | 130 |
| 2011 | 64 | 111 |
| 2012 | 97 | 102 |
| 2013 | 76 | 97 |
| 2014 | 96 | 115 |
| 2015 | 84 | 102 |
| 2016 | 63 | 131 |
| 2017 | 83 | 110 |
| 2018 | 72 | 88 |
| 2019 | 75 | 121 |
| 2020 | 86 | 136 |
| 2021 | 87 | 124 |
| 2022 | 76 | 92 |
| 2023 | 82 | 110 |
| 2024 | 75 | 111 |
| 2025 | 68 | 83 |
| 2026 | 40 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Controlled tubing expansion and surface engineering6 Oct 2026US 12,752,470 B1Zeus Co., Ltd.
- Tissue-plasminogen activator coated catheter with hydrogel-controlled elution8 Sep 2026US 12,728,185 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Drug coated balloon1 Sep 2026US 12,721,977 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- First twin cervical dilation system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,465 B1
- Anti-microbial activity through a protective coating on medical articles18 Aug 2026US 12,708,700 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Trodusquemine-coated balloon for targeted treatment of atherosclerosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306719 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Catheter Device for Odour-Reducing Delivery and/or Discharge of Substances to/from the Human or Animal Body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294668 A1Advanced Medical Balloons GmbH
- Nanogel comprising bioactive molecules, therapeutic molecules or drugs together with an amphiphilic molecule24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284275 A1
- Implantable medical device including polyetherurethane with improved biostability24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284276 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Collagen peptide-based medicament compositions and devices and methods of production and use thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273015 A1Sustain Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices having durable and lubricious polymeric coating1,443US 7,041,088 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006
- Coated implantable medical device1,180US 6,096,070 ACook Incorporated · 2000
- Coated implantable medical device1,071US 5,824,049 AMED Institute, Inc. · 1998
- Silver implantable medical device1,026US 5,873,904 ACook Incorporated · 1999
- Coated implantable medical device1,014US 6,299,604 B1Cook Incorporated · 2001