A61F 2/4405
For apophyseal or facet joints, i.e. between adjacent spinous or transverse processes
Official title: {for apophyseal or facet joints, i.e. between adjacent spinous or transverse processes (devices implanted between spinous or transverse processes A61B17/7062)}
A61F2/4405 (For apophyseal or facet joints, i.e. between adjacent spinous or transverse processes) appears on 694 US grants and 988 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 694
- Published applications
- 988
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 689
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 1 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 12 | 72 |
| 2007 | 6 | 66 |
| 2008 | 9 | 84 |
| 2009 | 21 | 52 |
| 2010 | 45 | 40 |
| 2011 | 40 | 29 |
| 2012 | 47 | 44 |
| 2013 | 42 | 39 |
| 2014 | 54 | 52 |
| 2015 | 43 | 40 |
| 2016 | 43 | 41 |
| 2017 | 61 | 57 |
| 2018 | 47 | 50 |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 |
| 2020 | 33 | 35 |
| 2021 | 21 | 23 |
| 2022 | 29 | 32 |
| 2023 | 21 | 33 |
| 2024 | 30 | 28 |
| 2025 | 23 | 24 |
| 2026 | 11 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implant device for performing posterior spinal arthrodesis at a facet joint, and system comprising the implant and its positioning tool29 Sep 2026US 12,746,128 B2Sc Medica
- Motion implants to improve spinal kinematics15 Sep 2026US 12,734,041 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Facet joint replacement device and methods of use25 Aug 2026US 12,714,475 B2Facet Dynamics, Inc.
- Interspinous implant insertion instrument with wing actuation tool11 Aug 2026US 12,702,453 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Implant device for a facet joint and method for fusing the facet joint28 Jul 2026US 12,690,898 B2Sc Medica
- Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Trans-Facet Lumbar Interbody Fusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294643 A1
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion implant systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240661 A1Sharp Biomedical Corp.
- Methods, systems, and apparatuses for spinal fusion30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215933 A1SurGenTec, LLC
- Expandable worm screw jack for installation between upper and lower succeeding articular processes and having enhanced bone gripping geometry and teeth profiles18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165750 A1Linares Spinal Devices, LLC
- Facet joint fixation device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151237 A1Atlas Spine, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools facilitating increased accuracy, speed and simplicity in performing total and partial joint arthroplasty703US 7,618,451 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2009
- Facet arthroplasty devices and methods694US 6,610,091 B1Archus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2003
- Vertebral joint facets prostheses649US 6,132,464 A2000
- Multiple facet joint replacement587US 6,565,605 B2MedicineLodge, Inc. · 2003
- Artificial functional spinal unit assemblies586US 7,316,714 B2Flexuspine, Inc. · 2008