A61F 2/0077
Special surfaces of prostheses
Official title: {Special surfaces of prostheses, e.g. for improving ingrowth (A61F2/30767 takes precedence)}
A61F2/0077 (Special surfaces of prostheses) appears on 1,803 US grants and 2,246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,803
- Published applications
- 2,246
- Assignees
- 871
- Inventors
- 3,526
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 33 | 36 |
| 2003 | 34 | 51 |
| 2004 | 26 | 57 |
| 2005 | 21 | 72 |
| 2006 | 25 | 68 |
| 2007 | 16 | 83 |
| 2008 | 14 | 89 |
| 2009 | 28 | 54 |
| 2010 | 53 | 75 |
| 2011 | 53 | 74 |
| 2012 | 70 | 73 |
| 2013 | 53 | 90 |
| 2014 | 72 | 103 |
| 2015 | 87 | 89 |
| 2016 | 57 | 89 |
| 2017 | 70 | 102 |
| 2018 | 71 | 115 |
| 2019 | 75 | 107 |
| 2020 | 104 | 139 |
| 2021 | 85 | 131 |
| 2022 | 77 | 127 |
| 2023 | 92 | 117 |
| 2024 | 102 | 123 |
| 2025 | 65 | 110 |
| 2026 | 54 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,810 B2Hexagon Health, Inc.
- Medical device for introducing into a bodily hollow viscus, medical set, and production method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,812 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Textiles for implantation29 Sep 2026US 12,746,118 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Implantable stent having structural extension members with growth promoting structural elements fostering growth of surrounding tissue thereto29 Sep 2026US 12,746,135 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Stent with anti-migration features22 Sep 2026US 12,740,852 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Colored Ophthalmological Implant and Method of Manufacturing a Colored Ophthalmological Implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306246 A1Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- Devices and methods for the treatment of heart valve insufficiencies8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306262 A1Valcare Medical, Inc.
- Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294611 A1Sofradim Production
- Implantable prosthesis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283773 A1Davol Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical fastener1,693US 6,015,417 A2000
- Multi-layered implant1,554US 5,686,090 AEthicon, Inc. · 1997
- Multi-phase bioerodible implant/carrier and method of manufacturing and using same1,271US 5,607,474 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1997
- Minimally invasive tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer1,130US 8,128,662 B2VertiFlex, Inc. · 2012
- Blood vessel patch1,117US 5,104,400 AImpra, Inc. · 1992