A61L 33/0005
Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
Official title: {Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties}
A61L33/0005 (Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties) appears on 640 US grants and 502 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 640
- Published applications
- 502
- Assignees
- 349
- Inventors
- 1,243
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2004 | 15 | 31 |
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| 2021 | 12 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 |
| 2025 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tissue-plasminogen activator coated catheter with hydrogel-controlled elution8 Sep 2026US 12,728,185 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Robust nitric oxide-releasing polymers and articles and methods of making and uses thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,721,935 B2University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
- 3D printed UV crosslinking masks7 Jul 2026US 12,673,139 B2University of Maryland, College Park
- Valve material with combined anti-clotting and anti-calcification properties and preparation method31 Mar 2026US 12,589,187 B2Jilin Venus Haoyue Medical Limited
- Multi-layered graft for tissue engineering applications17 Mar 2026US 12,576,192 B2Ri.MED Foundation
- Multi-Layered Graft for Tissue Engineering Applications27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248984 A1Ri.MED Foundation
- Heparin-functionalized surface, method for its preparation and use thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241080 A1
- Artificial valved conduits for cardiac reconstructive procedures and methods for their production13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232434 A1Carnegie Mellon University
- A method for providing an improved heparin functionalized surface13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232874 A1
- Outer skirts for prosthetic heart valves and associated methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224361 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drug release stent coating process951US 5,837,313 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1998
- Process for coating stents860US 6,153,252 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Medical devices with long term non-thrombogenic coatings824US 6,120,536 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 2000
- Drug coating with topcoat787US 6,099,562 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 2000
- Directional drug delivery stent and method of use678US 6,071,305 AAlza Corporation · 2000