A61F 2/4644
Preparation of bone graft, bone plugs or bone dowels
Official title: {Preparation of bone graft, bone plugs or bone dowels, e.g. grinding or milling bone material (bone material A61F2/28; disintegrating or milling devices B02C)}
A61F2/4644 (Preparation of bone graft, bone plugs or bone dowels) appears on 841 US grants and 961 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 841
- Published applications
- 961
- Assignees
- 350
- Inventors
- 1,450
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 30 | 19 |
| 2002 | 25 | 45 |
| 2003 | 35 | 50 |
| 2004 | 26 | 56 |
| 2005 | 19 | 66 |
| 2006 | 36 | 29 |
| 2007 | 21 | 38 |
| 2008 | 14 | 42 |
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| 2010 | 33 | 36 |
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| 2020 | 26 | 40 |
| 2021 | 31 | 37 |
| 2022 | 31 | 29 |
| 2023 | 23 | 43 |
| 2024 | 33 | 31 |
| 2025 | 30 | 39 |
| 2026 | 19 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and container for delivering bone graft material22 Sep 2026US 12,740,871 B2SurGenTec, LLC
- Bone milling module with locking mechanism and related systems22 Sep 2026US 12,740,874 B2Stryker Corporation
- Cutting machining apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,240 B2Nissin Fulfil Co., Ltd.
- Bone plug insertion instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,714,575 B2
- Bone harvesting11 Aug 2026US 12,702,430 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Systems and methods for preparing a meniscal tissue for implant30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215927 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Injectable bone implant compositions, kits, and related methods23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207820 A1
- Meniscal Allograft Transplantation System and Methods for Use9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191539 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Bone Harvesting Devices for Bone Implantation25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174474 A1Allumin8, Inc.
- Graft releasing instrument and method of using same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165714 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method of inserting spinal implants1,319US 5,484,437 A1996
- Methods and instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the antero-lateral aspect of the spine1,170US 5,772,661 A1998
- Tissue-derived mesh for orthopedic regeneration1,165US 8,740,987 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus and method for bone morselization for surgical grafting944US 7,431,230 B2Medtronic PS Medical, Inc. · 2008
- Apparatus for inserting spinal implants890US 5,797,909 A1998