A61F 2/12
Mammary prostheses
A61F2/12 (Mammary prostheses) appears on 981 US grants and 1,312 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 981
- Published applications
- 1,312
- Assignees
- 349
- Inventors
- 1,442
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 22 |
| 2005 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 22 |
| 2007 | 6 | 19 |
| 2008 | 2 | 34 |
| 2009 | 8 | 47 |
| 2010 | 15 | 40 |
| 2011 | 23 | 60 |
| 2012 | 15 | 62 |
| 2013 | 32 | 73 |
| 2014 | 39 | 79 |
| 2015 | 45 | 61 |
| 2016 | 41 | 68 |
| 2017 | 44 | 74 |
| 2018 | 52 | 55 |
| 2019 | 37 | 88 |
| 2020 | 66 | 90 |
| 2021 | 55 | 87 |
| 2022 | 54 | 79 |
| 2023 | 54 | 77 |
| 2024 | 56 | 57 |
| 2025 | 34 | 53 |
| 2026 | 29 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Artificial prosthesis and method for manufacturing same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,853 B2Seoul National University Hospital
- Breast implant having waviness25 Aug 2026US 12,714,552 B2Hans Biomed Corp
- System and method for implant production18 Aug 2026US 12,708,506 B2
- Breast implants and tissue expanders having integrated systems for filling implant shells with fluids, infusing fluids, and draining fluids from breast tissue surrounding implant shells11 Aug 2026US 12,702,541 B2Mentor Worldwide LLC
- Operable implant11 Aug 2026US 12,702,752 B2
- Soft tissue mesh envelope device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306245 A1
- Introducer devices and methods of use thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294475 A1Establishment Labs S A
- Functionalized Implant-Delivery Funnels and Methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294615 A1
- Composition for preventing or treating capsular contracture caused by implant surgery and use thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295124 A1Soonchunhyang University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
- Compressible soft tissue prostheses and related methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283781 A1Davol Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interfaced medical implant assembly1,381US 8,425,600 B22013
- Apparatus for tissue remodeling716US 6,430,446 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for modifying skin surface and soft tissue structure539US 6,425,912 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- Method for smoothing contour irregularities of skin surface449US 6,470,216 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- To subcutaneous prostheses for mammaplasty414US 6,210,439 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001