A61F 2/488
Means for detecting or monitoring wear
Official title: {Means for detecting or monitoring wear}
A61F2/488 (Means for detecting or monitoring wear) appears on 80 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 80
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 180
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Leak detection for implantable inflation devices29 Sep 2026US 12,746,132 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Apparatus, system and method for determining compliant use of an intraoral appliance18 Aug 2026US 12,708,322 B2ResMed Limited
- Interbody fusion system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,667 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Measurement system configured to support installation of a ball and socket joint and method therefor2 Sep 2025US 12,403,022 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Body engagers and methods of use15 Apr 2025US 12,274,505 B2
- Spinal implant sensor assembly14 May 2026US 2026/0130770 A1Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Interbody fusion system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069207 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Interbody fusion system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069424 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Interbody fusion system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069427 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Motion Tracking With Implant Augments19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047943 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system1,600US 7,256,695 B2Microstrain, Inc. · 2007
- Method and apparatus for implant identification235US 7,474,223 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2009
- Artificial joint system and method utilizing same for monitoring wear and displacement of artificial joint members223US 6,245,109 B1IntelliJoint Systems Ltd. · 2001
- Implants for altering wear patterns of articular surfaces217US 8,682,052 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2014
- Systems and methods for monitoring wear and/or displacement of artificial joint members, vertebrae, segments of fractured bones and dental implants213US 6,583,630 B2IntelliJoint Systems Ltd. · 2003