A61F 2/482
Electrical means
Official title: {Electrical means}
A61F2/482 (Electrical means) appears on 367 US grants and 585 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 367
- Published applications
- 585
- Assignees
- 190
- Inventors
- 834
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 28 |
| 2011 | 3 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 25 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
| 2014 | 29 | 26 |
| 2015 | 15 | 21 |
| 2016 | 24 | 31 |
| 2017 | 21 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 | 29 |
| 2019 | 24 | 41 |
| 2020 | 32 | 36 |
| 2021 | 34 | 45 |
| 2022 | 21 | 36 |
| 2023 | 22 | 44 |
| 2024 | 29 | 38 |
| 2025 | 32 | 40 |
| 2026 | 19 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smart implants for periprosthetic joint infection6 Oct 2026US 12,751,826 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Leak detection for implantable inflation devices29 Sep 2026US 12,746,132 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Artificial bladder system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,025 B2
- Hip joint method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,375 B2
- Electronic implantable penile prosthesis4 Aug 2026US 12,697,219 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Interbody fusion system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306272 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for vergence matching with an optical profile and using refractive index writing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307346 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Implantable medical device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272377 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Flow restriction devices with covered portions17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272656 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Smart implants for periprosthetic joint infection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272657 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors845US 6,447,448 B1Ball Semiconductor, Inc. · 2002
- Lockable spinal implant459US 8,192,495 B2CoAlign Innovations, Inc. · 2012
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism453US 8,303,663 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2012
- Variable power intraocular lens and method of implanting into the posterior chamber447US 4,373,218 A1983
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism380US 8,771,360 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2014