Patent Theme
Interventional Device Materials & Design
Engineering and material considerations for devices used in minimally invasive procedures, focusing on mechanical properties, deployment mechanisms, and interaction with biological tissues.
20,405 US filings from 3,921 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,229 · 2024: 6,588 · 2025: 6,088 · 2026 YTD: 2,500
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 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 1,289 | 285 | 405 | 438 | 161 | +8.1% |
| 2 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 1,146 | 261 | 319 | 389 | 177 | +21.9% |
| 3 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 341 | 109 | 118 | 71 | 43 | -39.8% |
| 4 | Medtronic, Inc. | 329 | 87 | 95 | 109 | 38 | +14.7% |
| 5 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 242 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 29 | -10.7% |
| 6 | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. | 230 | 44 | 71 | 79 | 36 | +11.3% |
| 7 | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | 226 | 75 | 90 | 46 | 15 | -48.9% |
| 8 | Covidien LP | 225 | 83 | 71 | 55 | 16 | -22.5% |
| 9 | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 222 | 58 | 64 | 79 | 21 | +23.4% |
| 10 | BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. | 178 | 40 | 72 | 47 | 19 | -34.7% |
| 11 | ABIOMED, INC. | 156 | 37 | 33 | 64 | 22 | +93.9% |
| 12 | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited | 135 | 31 | 44 | 40 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 13 | COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 117 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 5 | -39.1% |
| 14 | C. R. Bard, Inc. | 110 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 4 | -34.1% |
| 15 | Bard Access Systems, Inc. | 109 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 15 | -16.1% |
| 16 | Cilag GmbH International | 109 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 9 | -65.1% |
| 17 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 101 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 10 | -17.9% |
| 18 | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. | 101 | 21 | 38 | 29 | 13 | -23.7% |
| 19 | TC1 LLC | 101 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 9 | -60.0% |
| 20 | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | 100 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 14 | -18.2% |
| 21 | Stryker Corporation | 99 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 9 | +51.9% |
| 22 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. | 94 | 22 | 38 | 18 | 16 | -52.6% |
| 23 | ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. | 92 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 18 | +4.2% |
| 24 | NEURAVI LIMITED | 89 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 15 | -70.3% |
| 25 | Arthrex, Inc. | 88 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 18 | +82.4% |