- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61L - Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in generaldisinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of airchemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articlesmaterials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles
- A61L 29/16 - Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 29/16
Total number of patents in this class: 1739
10-year publication summary
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134
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141
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152
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140
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141
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109
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127
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108
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76
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23
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 7537 |
84 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2708 |
53 |
| Lutonix, Inc. | 65 |
49 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 11051 |
44 |
| Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | 5749 |
37 |
| Urotronic, Inc. | 49 |
36 |
| Hollister Incorporated | 1088 |
32 |
| SurModics, Inc. | 216 |
32 |
| Cook Medical Technologies LLC | 3181 |
22 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | 1067 |
22 |
| InnoRa GmbH | 26 |
17 |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | 1075 |
15 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | 1456 |
15 |
| Surmodics Coatings, LLC | 70 |
15 |
| Board of Regents, The University of Texas System | 6065 |
14 |
| Hemoteq AG | 29 |
14 |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | 205 |
14 |
| The University of British Columbia | 1533 |
13 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 20590 |
12 |
| M.A. Med Alliance SA | 15 |
11 |
| Other owners | 1188 |