C10N 2040/50
Medical uses
Official title: {Medical uses}
C10N2040/50 (Medical uses) appears on 1,122 US grants and 233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10N- Granted patents
- 1,122
- Published applications
- 233
- Assignees
- 383
- Inventors
- 1,670
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 57 | 0 |
| 1992 | 45 | 0 |
| 1993 | 61 | 0 |
| 1994 | 72 | 0 |
| 1995 | 75 | 0 |
| 1996 | 68 | 0 |
| 1997 | 59 | 0 |
| 1998 | 70 | 0 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 17 |
| 2002 | 45 | 31 |
| 2003 | 28 | 25 |
| 2004 | 18 | 19 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Furan based compositions and methods of making thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,703,689 B2University of Delaware
- Multifunctional crosslinkers: compounds, compositions, and products thereof14 Oct 2025US 12,440,607 B2Biocoat Incorporated
- Polyacrylic acid containing lubricious coatings for medical devices with enhanced properties14 Oct 2025US 12,441,951 B2SurModics, Inc.
- Receptacle for pharmaceutical packaging having a graduated lubricant layer5 Aug 2025US 12,377,222 B2SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
- Hydrophilic coatings and methods of forming the same22 Jul 2025US 12,364,789 B2Hollister Incorporated
- Low Temperature Storage Medical Container17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272777 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Methods of forming lubricious coated medical devices25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176548 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Polyacrylic acid containing lubricious coatings for medical devices with enhanced properties9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098225 A1SurModics, Inc.
- Multifunctional Crosslinkers: Compounds, Compositions, And Products Thereof1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000813 A1Biocoat Incorporated
- Medical device and method for manufacturing medical device1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000858 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Visco-elastic, isotropic materials based on water, fluorinate sufactants and fluorinated oils, process for their preparation, and their use in various fields, such as optics, pharmacology and electrodynamics274US 5,185,099 AInstitut National de Recherche Chimique Appliquee · 1993
- Lubricative coating composition, article and assembly containing same and method thereof210US 5,266,359 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1993
- Refrigeration lubricants168US 4,755,316 AAllied-Signal Inc. · 1988
- Method for preparing lubricated surfaces and product133US 4,844,986 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1989
- Ashless dispersants formed from substituted acylating agents and their production and use115US 5,241,003 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1993