Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00)

Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Textile and paper production, treatment, and products.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeD02G3/448
Official title{Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00)}
Display labelYarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00)
Total patents146

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20158
20165
20178
20187
201920
202010
202122
202215
202315
202423
202510
20263

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC D02G3/448?
CPC D02G3/448 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00).”
How many patents are filed under CPC D02G3/448 (Yarns or threads for use in medical applications (D02G3/449 takes precedence; surgical suture materials A61L17/00))?
Our database includes 146 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC D02G3/448 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 23 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).