A61F 2/28
Bones
A61F2/28 (Bones) appears on 6,343 US grants and 7,368 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 6,343
- Published applications
- 7,368
- Assignees
- 2,006
- Inventors
- 8,424
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | 57 | 0 |
| 1995 | 52 | 0 |
| 1996 | 78 | 0 |
| 1997 | 96 | 0 |
| 1998 | 109 | 0 |
| 1999 | 109 | 0 |
| 2000 | 132 | 0 |
| 2001 | 160 | 72 |
| 2002 | 135 | 252 |
| 2003 | 177 | 261 |
| 2004 | 142 | 347 |
| 2005 | 92 | 334 |
| 2006 | 163 | 284 |
| 2007 | 117 | 310 |
| 2008 | 76 | 306 |
| 2009 | 118 | 270 |
| 2010 | 193 | 283 |
| 2011 | 229 | 292 |
| 2012 | 248 | 339 |
| 2013 | 279 | 336 |
| 2014 | 299 | 357 |
| 2015 | 305 | 327 |
| 2016 | 312 | 332 |
| 2017 | 339 | 339 |
| 2018 | 272 | 326 |
| 2019 | 282 | 304 |
| 2020 | 258 | 344 |
| 2021 | 228 | 263 |
| 2022 | 220 | 245 |
| 2023 | 217 | 272 |
| 2024 | 203 | 221 |
| 2025 | 198 | 211 |
| 2026 | 123 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/2835Bone graft implants for filling a bony defect or an endoprosthesis cavityIndexing code3,539
- A61F 2002/2817Bone stimulation by chemical reactions or by osteogenic or biological products forIndexing code1,564
- A61F 2/2846Support means for bone substitute or for bone graft implants638
- A61F 2/2875Skull or cranium398
- A61F 2002/2825FemurIndexing code319
- A61F 2/2803For mandibular reconstruction316
- A61F 2002/2892TibiaIndexing code151
- A61F 2002/2821Bone stimulation by electromagnetic fields or electric current for enhancing ossificationIndexing code147
Recent patents
- Multi-piece intervertebral implants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,832 B2
- Compressed bone composition and methods of use thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,040 B2LifeNet Health
- Cranial drug delivery system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,051 B1CraniUS LLC
- Tissue stimulating devices, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,108 B2
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Modular bone defect repair system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306263 A1
- Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306271 A1SI-Bone Inc.
- Sacroiliac joint fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306277 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Tissue repair device and molding process8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306718 A1Dsm IP Assets B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of securing a graft using a graft fixation device1,787US 6,436,110 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Porous tissue scaffoldings for the repair of regeneration of tissue1,754US 6,333,029 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Graft fixation device combination1,687US 6,402,766 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Intervertebral disc prosthesis1,635US 4,349,921 A1982
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005