A61F 2002/30062
Absorbable, biodegradable, bioerodable, resorbable, resorptive
Official title: {(bio)absorbable, biodegradable, bioerodable, (bio)resorbable, resorptive}
A61F2002/30062 (Absorbable, biodegradable, bioerodable, resorbable, resorptive) appears on 2,190 US grants and 2,592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,190
- Published applications
- 2,592
- Assignees
- 752
- Inventors
- 3,134
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 56 | 26 |
| 2002 | 47 | 104 |
| 2003 | 75 | 131 |
| 2004 | 53 | 153 |
| 2005 | 44 | 155 |
| 2006 | 71 | 153 |
| 2007 | 59 | 163 |
| 2008 | 38 | 151 |
| 2009 | 57 | 140 |
| 2010 | 87 | 137 |
| 2011 | 113 | 125 |
| 2012 | 108 | 121 |
| 2013 | 122 | 97 |
| 2014 | 128 | 122 |
| 2015 | 89 | 79 |
| 2016 | 127 | 117 |
| 2017 | 113 | 95 |
| 2018 | 67 | 63 |
| 2019 | 67 | 68 |
| 2020 | 66 | 74 |
| 2021 | 46 | 62 |
| 2022 | 52 | 67 |
| 2023 | 46 | 64 |
| 2024 | 47 | 52 |
| 2025 | 50 | 43 |
| 2026 | 25 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Biocompatible structure, and fabricating methods and applications of same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,006 B2Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
- Expandable intervertebral implant1 Sep 2026US 12,721,732 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Bone graft containment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,567 B2Secada Medical LLC
- Porous composite biomaterials and related methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,571 B2Happe Spine LLC
- Bio-implantable actuator and artificial joint comprising same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294635 A1
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Dowel Guide Instrument and Method for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248623 A1Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
- Temporal bone implant and method for configuring and/or manufacturing a temporal bone implant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240569 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Intervertebral members and methods of using a bone reinforcing composition for retaining the intervertebral members13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232460 A1FutureSpine Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Porous tissue scaffoldings for the repair of regeneration of tissue1,754US 6,333,029 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Foam composite for the repair or regeneration of tissue1,549US 6,306,424 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Expandable spinal implant and surgical method1,539US 5,059,193 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1991
- Artificial spinal fusion implants1,486US 5,522,899 ASofamor Danek Properties, Inc. · 1996
- Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants1,389US 5,609,635 A1997