A61F 2/3094
Designing or manufacturing processes
Official title: {Designing or manufacturing processes}
A61F2/3094 (Designing or manufacturing processes) appears on 5,501 US grants and 6,666 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 5,501
- Published applications
- 6,666
- Assignees
- 1,799
- Inventors
- 8,335
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 75 | 0 |
| 1997 | 79 | 0 |
| 1998 | 96 | 0 |
| 1999 | 90 | 0 |
| 2000 | 107 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 60 |
| 2002 | 106 | 176 |
| 2003 | 151 | 226 |
| 2004 | 126 | 271 |
| 2005 | 89 | 295 |
| 2006 | 124 | 226 |
| 2007 | 83 | 255 |
| 2008 | 68 | 243 |
| 2009 | 117 | 222 |
| 2010 | 160 | 246 |
| 2011 | 164 | 274 |
| 2012 | 184 | 302 |
| 2013 | 233 | 278 |
| 2014 | 257 | 270 |
| 2015 | 260 | 230 |
| 2016 | 261 | 322 |
| 2017 | 239 | 266 |
| 2018 | 209 | 272 |
| 2019 | 206 | 274 |
| 2020 | 201 | 272 |
| 2021 | 195 | 301 |
| 2022 | 211 | 303 |
| 2023 | 219 | 354 |
| 2024 | 242 | 285 |
| 2025 | 228 | 263 |
| 2026 | 156 | 180 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/30942For designing or making customized prostheses2,251
- A61F 2/30965Reinforcing the prosthesis by embedding particles or fibres during moulding or dipping1,187
- A61F 2002/30971Laminates, i.e. layered productsIndexing code807
- A61F 2002/30985Using three dimensional printing [3dp]Indexing code710
- A61F 2002/30968SinteringIndexing code707
- A61F 2002/30975Made of two halvesIndexing code453
- A61F 2002/3097Using laserIndexing code439
- A61F 2002/30967Diffusion bondingIndexing code83
Recent patents
- Reinforced arthroplasty stems with integrated threaded bosses and internal walker-type compression6 Oct 2026US 12,751,827 B1
- Sensor enabled interbody implants and methods for manufacturing same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,833 B2Nanohive Medical LLC
- Porous implant structures15 Sep 2026US 12,734,037 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Breakaway endplate portions for implant revision15 Sep 2026US 12,734,039 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Patient-specific spinal fusion devices and associated systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,040 B2Carlsmed, Inc.
- 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
- Implants and Instruments with Flexible Features8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306270 A1VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Tissue repair device and molding process8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306718 A1Dsm IP Assets B.V.
- Medical implant with compressible joint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294631 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Expandable spinal implant and surgical method1,539US 5,059,193 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1991
- Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae1,527US 5,192,327 A1993
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989
- Bioabsorbable medical implants1,504US 5,674,286 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997