A61L 31/06
Obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
Official title: obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds {(A61L31/041 takes precedence)}
A61L31/06 (Obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds) appears on 1,990 US grants and 2,448 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,990
- Published applications
- 2,448
- Assignees
- 931
- Inventors
- 3,947
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 18 |
| 2002 | 38 | 48 |
| 2003 | 36 | 47 |
| 2004 | 20 | 40 |
| 2005 | 19 | 49 |
| 2006 | 23 | 62 |
| 2007 | 24 | 67 |
| 2008 | 14 | 73 |
| 2009 | 18 | 80 |
| 2010 | 37 | 81 |
| 2011 | 38 | 77 |
| 2012 | 56 | 93 |
| 2013 | 69 | 116 |
| 2014 | 96 | 161 |
| 2015 | 104 | 160 |
| 2016 | 124 | 184 |
| 2017 | 109 | 128 |
| 2018 | 100 | 142 |
| 2019 | 107 | 162 |
| 2020 | 106 | 129 |
| 2021 | 120 | 129 |
| 2022 | 70 | 104 |
| 2023 | 74 | 82 |
| 2024 | 74 | 98 |
| 2025 | 72 | 70 |
| 2026 | 33 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Dilator tip assembly for an endoprosthetic delivery device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,442 B2Bolton Medical, Inc.
- Drug-eluting medical implants4 Aug 2026US 12,697,420 B2Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.
- Stretchable microelectronic fibers and their assemblies as multifunctional bioelectronic interfaces for whole organs4 Aug 2026US 12,697,486 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Balloon expandable polymer stent17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272686 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Time-dependent synthetic biological barrier material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275597 A1Poly-Med, Inc.
- Medical composition10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263664 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Medical device with tunable hydrophobicity and method of manufacture27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250474 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical bettress and surgical stapling apparatus2,317US 6,273,897 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Surgical staple2,306US 4,719,917 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1988
- Surgical fastener and means for applying same2,134US 4,402,445 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1983
- Absorbable surgical repair devices1,935US 5,342,395 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1994
- Plastic surgical staple1,925US 4,317,451 AEthicon, Inc. · 1982