B32B 2535/00
Medical equipment
Official title: Medical equipment, e.g. bandage, prostheses or catheter
B32B2535/00 (Medical equipment) appears on 1,269 US grants and 1,876 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 1,269
- Published applications
- 1,876
- Assignees
- 900
- Inventors
- 3,723
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 17 |
| 2003 | 15 | 13 |
| 2004 | 15 | 24 |
| 2005 | 5 | 38 |
| 2006 | 9 | 50 |
| 2007 | 14 | 40 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 11 | 51 |
| 2010 | 17 | 63 |
| 2011 | 28 | 68 |
| 2012 | 28 | 58 |
| 2013 | 37 | 62 |
| 2014 | 47 | 63 |
| 2015 | 46 | 117 |
| 2016 | 54 | 124 |
| 2017 | 61 | 126 |
| 2018 | 62 | 96 |
| 2019 | 92 | 155 |
| 2020 | 104 | 148 |
| 2021 | 85 | 153 |
| 2022 | 83 | 118 |
| 2023 | 81 | 85 |
| 2024 | 93 | 78 |
| 2025 | 77 | 67 |
| 2026 | 30 | 40 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Simulated body tissue model6 Oct 2026US 12,755,650 B2SurgiReal Products, Inc.
- Absorbent composites1 Sep 2026US 12,721,756 B2Magnera Corporation
- Heated patient positioning device for surgical procedures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,771 B2Xodus Medical, Inc.
- Hot-melt adhesives comprising butene-1 polymers and showing peculiar thermal characteristics1 Sep 2026US 12,723,183 B2Savarè I.C. S.R.L.
- Frame for a prosthetic valve device and method of forming the same4 Aug 2026US 12,697,206 B2Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc.
- Implantable device, in particular for parietal repair10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263208 A1Cousin Biotech
- Active fabrics, garments, and materials27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248209 A1Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Lattice Structure Device and Method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232446 A1Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
- Heated Patient Positioning Device for Surgical Procedures6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224423 A1Xodus Medical, Inc.
- Positioning marker ball and method for making the same and positioning device having the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215879 A1Taiwan Main Orthopaedic Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reinforced absorbable multilayered fabric for use in tissue repair and regeneration1,399US 7,749,204 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2010
- Hydrophilic polypropylene fibers having antimicrobial activity1,367US 6,762,339 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2004
- Prosthetic devices including elastin or elastin-based materials1,098US 5,990,379 AKenton W. Gregory & Sisters of Providence · 1999
- Multi-layered surgical prosthesis1,087US 9,486,302 B2Nanyang Technological University · 2016
- Woven constructs with interlocked standing fibers858US 10,271,849 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019