A61L 31/022
Metals or alloys
Official title: {Metals or alloys}
A61L31/022 (Metals or alloys) appears on 1,383 US grants and 2,236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,383
- Published applications
- 2,236
- Assignees
- 843
- Inventors
- 3,198
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 30 |
| 2003 | 19 | 41 |
| 2004 | 15 | 51 |
| 2005 | 14 | 64 |
| 2006 | 12 | 61 |
| 2007 | 9 | 56 |
| 2008 | 15 | 75 |
| 2009 | 19 | 85 |
| 2010 | 28 | 106 |
| 2011 | 45 | 79 |
| 2012 | 51 | 92 |
| 2013 | 63 | 99 |
| 2014 | 73 | 112 |
| 2015 | 64 | 93 |
| 2016 | 87 | 127 |
| 2017 | 91 | 136 |
| 2018 | 75 | 113 |
| 2019 | 91 | 131 |
| 2020 | 80 | 132 |
| 2021 | 89 | 98 |
| 2022 | 62 | 124 |
| 2023 | 79 | 85 |
| 2024 | 68 | 102 |
| 2025 | 63 | 71 |
| 2026 | 36 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bioresorbable cardiovascular instruments, and operation and fabrication methods of same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,397 B2Northwestern University
- Flow restricting stent-graft8 Sep 2026US 12,727,987 B2Aorto Medical LLC.
- Methods of making an interventional medical device useful in performing treatment under magnetic resonance imaging1 Sep 2026US 12,721,933 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Modified trabecular metal suture anchor implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,550 B2Acumed LLC
- Dilator tip assembly for an endoprosthetic delivery device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,442 B2Bolton Medical, Inc.
- MRI Compatible Interventional Medical Devices and Related Methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283741 A1Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Medical devices for delivering one or more agents and methods of use and manufacture24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284267 A1Encompass Vascular, Inc.
- Base material for screw, screw, and method for producing same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284277 A1Maruemu Works Co., Ltd.
- Medical device metal alloy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284278 A1MiRus LLC
- Medical device that includes a refractory metal alloy17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273145 A1MiRus LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Surgical implant with preferential corrosion zone1,495US 7,905,902 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Staple cartridge assembly including staple guides1,314US 10,028,744 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Surgical staples comprising features for improved fastening of tissue1,202US 10,098,642 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Staple cartridge assembly without a bottom cover1,095US 10,213,203 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019