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.

7,777 US filings from 2,757 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,220 · 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.	99	25	23	38	13	+65.2%
2	University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education	74	22	22	22	8	0.0%
3	Arthrex, Inc.	73	12	23	25	13	+8.7%
4	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.	67	9	20	23	15	+15.0%
5	The Regents of the University of California	66	20	15	22	9	+46.7%
6	Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.	60	23	25	7	5	-72.0%
7	Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	57	9	21	21	6	0.0%
8	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	55	8	24	14	9	-41.7%
9	Cilag GmbH International	50	19	18	10	3	-44.4%
10	LifeCell Corporation	46	12	12	16	6	+33.3%
11	SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.	46	11	17	12	6	-29.4%
12	SOFRADIM PRODUCTION	45	16	16	10	3	-37.5%
13	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	41	9	10	17	5	+70.0%
14	Tepha, Inc.	40	12	19	7	2	-63.2%
15	Ethicon, Inc.	35	9	18	6	2	-66.7%
16	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University	35	10	10	9	6	-10.0%
17	The Johns Hopkins University	35	15	10	8	2	-20.0%
18	Allergan, Inc.	34	9	15	7	3	-53.3%
19	DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	34	14	8	8	4	0.0%
20	MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION	33	9	4	15	5	+275.0%
21	Northwestern University	33	7	12	8	6	-33.3%
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	PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION	30	9	8	9	4	+12.5%
25	Stryker Corporation	28	9	4	9	6	+125.0%