A61F 2/30756
Cartilage endoprostheses
Official title: {Cartilage endoprostheses (A61F2/3603 takes precedence)}
A61F2/30756 (Cartilage endoprostheses) appears on 1,181 US grants and 1,531 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,181
- Published applications
- 1,531
- Assignees
- 475
- Inventors
- 1,753
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 13 |
| 2002 | 20 | 46 |
| 2003 | 33 | 56 |
| 2004 | 18 | 46 |
| 2005 | 15 | 28 |
| 2006 | 19 | 56 |
| 2007 | 15 | 64 |
| 2008 | 8 | 79 |
| 2009 | 20 | 68 |
| 2010 | 40 | 70 |
| 2011 | 46 | 70 |
| 2012 | 48 | 90 |
| 2013 | 55 | 82 |
| 2014 | 93 | 92 |
| 2015 | 71 | 47 |
| 2016 | 70 | 68 |
| 2017 | 53 | 60 |
| 2018 | 46 | 57 |
| 2019 | 42 | 63 |
| 2020 | 60 | 61 |
| 2021 | 57 | 77 |
| 2022 | 30 | 58 |
| 2023 | 45 | 57 |
| 2024 | 43 | 48 |
| 2025 | 34 | 48 |
| 2026 | 29 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30766Scaffolds for cartilage ingrowth and regenerationIndexing code207
- A61F 2002/30759Mosaicplasty, i.e. using a plurality of individual cartilage plugs for filling aIndexing code119
- A61F 2002/30761Support means for artificial cartilageIndexing code105
- A61F 2002/30762Means for culturing cartilageIndexing code97
- A61F 2002/30757Made of a sheet covering the natural articular surfaceIndexing code96
- A61F 2002/30764Cartilage harvest sitesIndexing code88
Recent patents
- Polymeric patch scaffolds for articular cartilage regeneration6 Oct 2026US 12,752,041 B2University of Southern California
- Allogeneic implants for the treatment of cartilage injuries15 Sep 2026US 12,734,275 B2
- Vacuum forming of thermoplastic bioabsorbable scaffolds for use in auricular reconstruction1 Sep 2026US 12,721,728 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Hip joint method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,375 B2
- Implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,516 B2Aurora Medical Limited
- Plug implant holders for replacing damaged hyaline cartilage on bone surfaces8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306279 A1Formae, Inc.
- Solid forms for tissue repair1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294634 A1Cartiheal (2009) Ltd.
- Artificial cartilage implant and manufacturing method therefor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256589 A1National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Instruments and methods for preparing patient recipient site and installing medical implant3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256597 A1Formae, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Porous tissue scaffoldings for the repair of regeneration of tissue1,754US 6,333,029 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Foam composite for the repair or regeneration of tissue1,549US 6,306,424 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Cartilage repair apparatus and method1,489US 7,361,195 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2008
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices1,302US 6,989,034 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006