A61F 2/30767
Special external or bone-contacting surface
Official title: {Special external or bone-contacting surface, e.g. coating for improving bone ingrowth}
A61F2/30767 (Special external or bone-contacting surface) appears on 12,326 US grants and 14,029 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 12,326
- Published applications
- 14,029
- Assignees
- 2,589
- Inventors
- 12,543
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 58 | 0 |
| 1988 | 45 | 0 |
| 1989 | 81 | 0 |
| 1990 | 97 | 0 |
| 1991 | 87 | 0 |
| 1992 | 103 | 0 |
| 1993 | 65 | 0 |
| 1994 | 113 | 0 |
| 1995 | 94 | 0 |
| 1996 | 161 | 0 |
| 1997 | 188 | 0 |
| 1998 | 178 | 0 |
| 1999 | 224 | 0 |
| 2000 | 225 | 0 |
| 2001 | 221 | 91 |
| 2002 | 217 | 321 |
| 2003 | 242 | 402 |
| 2004 | 227 | 567 |
| 2005 | 164 | 631 |
| 2006 | 244 | 550 |
| 2007 | 214 | 598 |
| 2008 | 128 | 574 |
| 2009 | 263 | 533 |
| 2010 | 386 | 560 |
| 2011 | 430 | 563 |
| 2012 | 482 | 658 |
| 2013 | 575 | 592 |
| 2014 | 595 | 696 |
| 2015 | 557 | 533 |
| 2016 | 571 | 594 |
| 2017 | 605 | 641 |
| 2018 | 509 | 638 |
| 2019 | 560 | 605 |
| 2020 | 506 | 596 |
| 2021 | 476 | 589 |
| 2022 | 475 | 597 |
| 2023 | 457 | 575 |
| 2024 | 497 | 550 |
| 2025 | 468 | 466 |
| 2026 | 293 | 309 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/30771Applied in original prostheses10,670
- A61F 2002/3092Having an open-celled or open-pored structureIndexing code1,482
- A61F 2002/3093For promoting ingrowth of bone tissueIndexing code1,282
- A61F 2/30907Nets or sleeves applied to surface of prostheses or in cement1,127
- A61F 2002/30934Special articulating surfacesIndexing code612
- A61F 2002/30769MadreporicIndexing code376
- A61F 2002/30929Having at least two superposed coatingsIndexing code344
- A61F 2002/30906Shot- sand- or grit-blastedIndexing code308
Recent patents
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Intramedullary implant and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,746 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Hip implant assembly, system and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,828 B2Ceramox LLC
- Implants with modular stems with tension/compression mechanisms6 Oct 2026US 12,751,829 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Multi-piece intervertebral implants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,832 B2
- Dual mobility acetabular implant for hip revision surgery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306265 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Scaffold structures and compositions facilitating osseointegration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306266 A1Atlas Science and Technology, LLC
- A customized acetabular cage with integrated augment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306267 A1
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306271 A1SI-Bone Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Porous tissue scaffoldings for the repair of regeneration of tissue1,754US 6,333,029 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Intervertebral disc prosthesis1,635US 4,349,921 A1982
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Foam composite for the repair or regeneration of tissue1,549US 6,306,424 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Expandable spinal implant and surgical method1,539US 5,059,193 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1991