Patent Theme
Biocompatible Scaffolds & Implants
Materials and structures designed for implantation or tissue regeneration, focusing on properties like biodegradability, mechanical strength, cellular integration, and long-term in-vivo stability.
7,454 US filings from 2,677 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,897 · 2024: 2,403 · 2025: 2,237 · 2026 YTD: 917
Sterilization & Biocompatible Materials
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Alcon Inc. | 92 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 13 | +65.2% |
| 2 | Arthrex, Inc. | 72 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 13 | +8.7% |
| 3 | University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | 72 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 66 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 15 | +15.0% |
| 5 | The Regents of the University of California | 63 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 9 | +46.7% |
| 6 | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 56 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 54 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 9 | -41.7% |
| 8 | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 51 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 5 | -69.6% |
| 9 | Cilag GmbH International | 50 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | -44.4% |
| 10 | LifeCell Corporation | 45 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 6 | +33.3% |
| 11 | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 44 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 6 | -29.4% |
| 12 | SOFRADIM PRODUCTION | 44 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | -37.5% |
| 13 | Tepha, Inc. | 39 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | -63.2% |
| 14 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | +70.0% |
| 15 | Ethicon, Inc. | 35 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 16 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 17 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | 34 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | -10.0% |
| 18 | Allergan, Inc. | 33 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | -53.3% |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 32 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 20 | MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION | 31 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | +275.0% |
| 21 | The Johns Hopkins University | 31 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 22 | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System | 30 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 30 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | +71.4% |
| 24 | Stryker Corporation | 28 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | +125.0% |
| 25 | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | +12.5% |