A61F 2002/0858
Fixation of tendon or ligament between anchor and bone
Official title: {Fixation of tendon or ligament between anchor and bone, e.g. interference screws, wedges}
A61F2002/0858 (Fixation of tendon or ligament between anchor and bone) appears on 629 US grants and 679 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 629
- Published applications
- 679
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 859
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 21 | 27 |
| 2004 | 12 | 28 |
| 2005 | 10 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 | 17 |
| 2007 | 16 | 20 |
| 2008 | 7 | 25 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 |
| 2010 | 9 | 30 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 |
| 2012 | 23 | 31 |
| 2013 | 29 | 30 |
| 2014 | 33 | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 | 46 |
| 2016 | 30 | 39 |
| 2017 | 46 | 43 |
| 2018 | 34 | 35 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 |
| 2020 | 35 | 34 |
| 2021 | 26 | 32 |
| 2022 | 13 | 22 |
| 2023 | 23 | 26 |
| 2024 | 14 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 |
| 2026 | 12 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modified trabecular metal suture anchor implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,550 B2Acumed LLC
- Implants with groove patterns and soft tissue attachment features4 Aug 2026US 12,697,222 B2SMed-TA/TD, LLC
- Femoral fixation23 Jun 2026US 12,661,216 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Tendon fixation plate12 May 2026US 12,622,692 B2Inovedis GmbH
- Tendon repair implant and surgical instruments for tendon repair24 Mar 2026US 12,582,514 B2Ketonis Innovations LLC
- Tendon repair implant and surgical instruments for tendon repair, and related methods16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199079 A1Ketonis Innovations LLC
- Surgical fixation systems and methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165702 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Fixation devices, instruments, systems and methods of use11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157845 A1Arthrotak, LLC
- Dynamic syndesmosis implant systems and methods26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053538 A1Paragon 28, Inc.
- Modified trabecular metal suture anchor implant25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387216 A1Acumed LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum2,057US 6,200,330 B12001
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum1,553US 7,326,213 B22008
- Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue772US 5,246,441 ALinvatec Corporation · 1993
- Bone fastener726US 5,725,529 AInnovasive Devices, Inc. · 1998
- Tissue anchoring system and method698US 6,068,648 AOrthodyne, Inc. · 2000