D02G 3/448
Yarns or threads for use in medical applications
Official title: {Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00)}
D02G3/448 (Yarns or threads for use in medical applications) appears on 99 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D02G- Granted patents
- 99
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 303
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 15 |
| 2022 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Textured woven fabric for use in implantable bioprostheses14 Jul 2026US RE50,949 E1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Hernia repair, breast reconstruction and sling devices containing poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,594,361 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Vascular prosthesis10 Mar 2026US 12,569,596 B2E.S. Bio-Tech Limited
- Thermally-powered polymer fiber actuators and articles including same18 Nov 2025US 12,473,896 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Technologies for fiber nanotechnology8 Jul 2025US 12,350,385 B2The Trustees of Indiana University
- Selection of a relay in sidelink communication6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230993 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- A composite compliant vascular graft9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191636 A1ASCENSE MEDICAL GmbH
- Far infrared radiation nanofiber yarn composition2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185274 A1Ideavillage Products Corp.
- Suture processing machine and method using ultrasonic waves4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151127 A1HYUNDAE MEDITECH Co., Ltd.
- Method for dyeing suture material21 May 2026US 2026/0137829 A1Corza Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Porous medical device and method for its manufacture1,145US 7,964,206 B2Bioretec Oy · 2011
- Synthetic semiabsorbable composite yarn366US 5,217,495 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1993
- Support material for cell impregnation241US 5,376,118 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Connective tissue prosthesis186US 5,147,400 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1992
- Fibrous structures containing nanofibrils and other textile fibers185US 6,106,913 AThe Quantum Group, Inc. · 2000