A61F 2/4601

For introducing bone substitute, for implanting bone graft implants or for compacting

Official title: {for introducing bone substitute, for implanting bone graft implants or for compacting them in the bone cavity}

A61F2/4601 (For introducing bone substitute, for implanting bone graft implants or for compacting) appears on 1,180 US grants and 1,438 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 1,180
Published applications: 1,438
Assignees: 402
Inventors: 1,633
Latest grant: 22 Sep 2026

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A61F 2/4601: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1985	1	0
1986	0	0
1987	2	0
1988	2	0
1989	3	0
1990	3	0
1991	2	0
1992	4	0
1993	2	0
1994	2	0
1995	4	0
1996	5	0
1997	8	0
1998	14	0
1999	28	0
2000	21	0
2001	27	14
2002	26	58
2003	35	67
2004	30	89
2005	18	60
2006	29	53
2007	37	86
2008	12	80
2009	30	43
2010	38	42
2011	51	42
2012	42	30
2013	43	38
2014	40	47
2015	42	54
2016	50	78
2017	66	61
2018	47	56
2019	57	60
2020	65	79
2021	44	44
2022	59	62
2023	46	60
2024	54	51
2025	54	42
2026	37	42

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