A61F 2002/30003
Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the
Official title: {Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis}
A61F2002/30003 (Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the) appears on 6,789 US grants and 7,817 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 6,789
- Published applications
- 7,817
- Assignees
- 1,988
- Inventors
- 8,677
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 138 | 0 |
| 2001 | 152 | 68 |
| 2002 | 150 | 261 |
| 2003 | 178 | 255 |
| 2004 | 150 | 352 |
| 2005 | 105 | 385 |
| 2006 | 153 | 357 |
| 2007 | 125 | 402 |
| 2008 | 83 | 383 |
| 2009 | 151 | 346 |
| 2010 | 223 | 366 |
| 2011 | 249 | 358 |
| 2012 | 293 | 370 |
| 2013 | 315 | 295 |
| 2014 | 356 | 363 |
| 2015 | 307 | 273 |
| 2016 | 343 | 337 |
| 2017 | 324 | 314 |
| 2018 | 254 | 292 |
| 2019 | 256 | 300 |
| 2020 | 225 | 281 |
| 2021 | 222 | 281 |
| 2022 | 218 | 271 |
| 2023 | 201 | 299 |
| 2024 | 231 | 245 |
| 2025 | 202 | 206 |
| 2026 | 132 | 157 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Knee-joint endoprosthesis6 Oct 2026US 12,751,830 B2Aesculap AG
- Methods and apparatuses for trialing a humeral head6 Oct 2026US 12,751,831 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Tissue stimulating devices, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,108 B2
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Sleeve augment device for an articulated joint29 Sep 2026US 12,746,127 B2Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Bio-implantable actuator and artificial joint comprising same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294635 A1
- Expandable and conforming implant1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294641 A1Nexus Spine, LLC
- Implantable mandibular joint prosthesis and corresponding production method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283805 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Orthopaedic knee joint prosthesis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283809 A1
- Interbody device incorporating lattice structure and related systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283820 A1
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By later US patents
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Shape-memory surgical staple apparatus and method for use in surgical suturing2,372US 4,485,816 AAlchemia Limited · 1984
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Clip and osteosynthesis plate with dynamic compression and self-retention1,992US 5,246,443 A1993
- Resilient arm mesh deployer1,885US 5,405,360 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995