A61F 2002/087
Anchor integrated into tendons
Official title: {Anchor integrated into tendons, e.g. bone blocks, integrated rings}
A61F2002/087 (Anchor integrated into tendons) appears on 357 US grants and 352 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 357
- Published applications
- 352
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 494
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 7 | 9 |
| 2002 | 4 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 18 |
| 2005 | 4 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 18 | 16 |
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| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 15 | 17 |
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| 2021 | 11 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implant for reinforcement of soft tissues1 Sep 2026US 12,721,720 B1Tm Holding Companies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for ligament graft preparation18 Aug 2026US 12,708,505 B2Medos International Sarl
- Prosthetic devices12 May 2026US 12,622,787 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Implant devices and fabrication methods for implant devices31 Mar 2026US 12,588,904 B2Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Threaded anchor advancer17 Mar 2026US 12,575,828 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Prosthetic devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272663 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Implant devices and fabrication methods for implant devices14 May 2026US 2026/0130662 A1Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Connective tissue to bone interface scaffolds16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102242 A1Advanced Regenerative Tech, Inc.
- Rotator cuff implants, systems and methods of using the same19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047920 A1Orthopedic Surgical Specialist and Rehabilitation, PLLC
- Methods of making reinforced soft tissue grafts with suture loop/needle constructs5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033826 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-point tissue tension distribution device and method, a chin lift variation1,464US 7,510,566 B2Coapt Systems, Inc. · 2009
- Ligament anchor system838US 4,870,957 A1989
- Tissue anchoring system and method698US 6,068,648 AOrthodyne, Inc. · 2000
- Cannulated self-tapping bone screw653US 4,950,270 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1990
- Process of endosteal fixation of a ligament630US 4,927,421 A1990