A61F 2002/0817
Structure of the anchor
Official title: {Structure of the anchor}
A61F2002/0817 (Structure of the anchor) appears on 1,073 US grants and 1,190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,073
- Published applications
- 1,190
- Assignees
- 321
- Inventors
- 1,353
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 15 | 24 |
| 2003 | 34 | 32 |
| 2004 | 15 | 36 |
| 2005 | 12 | 21 |
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| 2008 | 8 | 47 |
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| 2023 | 39 | 44 |
| 2024 | 28 | 50 |
| 2025 | 43 | 32 |
| 2026 | 31 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Anchor apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,998 B2Spectral-Flush Anchor Systems LLC
- Implant for reinforcement of soft tissues1 Sep 2026US 12,721,720 B1Tm Holding Companies, Inc.
- Modified trabecular metal suture anchor implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,550 B2Acumed LLC
- Soft tissue fixation devices and methods4 Aug 2026US 12,697,111 B2Carilion Clinic
- Large push-in suture anchor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283612 A1Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Tensionable and lockable micro suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283780 A1Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Soft Anchor Constructs And Methods Of Tissue Repairs27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248605 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Medical implant delivery system and related methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240642 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Non-Suture Soft Tissue Anchor Device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232427 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical anchor implantation device1,853US 6,974,462 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2005
- Ligament fixation staple1,712US 5,209,756 A1993
- Ligament bone anchor and method for its use1,096US 5,702,397 AMedicineLodge, Inc. · 1997
- Method for anchoring suture to bone977US 5,046,513 AMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1991
- Ligament anchor system838US 4,870,957 A1989