A61F 2002/3007
Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of elastic material
Official title: {Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of elastic material, e.g. of elastomer}
A61F2002/3007 (Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of elastic material) appears on 91 US grants and 124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 124
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 176
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2015 | 10 | 3 |
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| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical implant and anchoring system for a medical implant13 Jan 2026US 12,521,248 B2Formae, Inc.
- Implant with multi-layer bone interfacing lattice28 Jan 2025US 12,208,011 B2Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education, Ltd.
- Seals for lead bores of implantable medical devices12 Sep 2023US 11,752,351 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Peek femoral component with segmented Ti foam in-growth9 May 2023US 11,642,222 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Coated hemi-prosthesis implant28 Feb 2023US 11,589,993 B2Mathys AG Bettlach
- Medical implant and anchoring system for a medical implant21 May 2026US 2026/0137525 A1Formae, Inc.
- Spacer for the controlled administration of an active ingredient2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091174 A1Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Implant With Multi-Layer Bone Interfacing Lattice22 May 2025US 2025/0161054 A1Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education, Ltd.
- Use of liquid crystal elastomers in orthopedic applications25 Jan 2024US 2024/0024113 A1Impressio Inc.
- Sleeve element to be placed on a neck of a prosthetic hip or shoulder implant11 Aug 2022US 2022/0249235 A1SentryX B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Segmented delivery system1,003US 9,101,475 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2015
- Synthetic intervertebral disc652US 5,458,642 A1995
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces388US 7,799,077 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2010
- Hip joint prosthesis266US 3,938,198 ACutter Laboratories, Inc. · 1976
- Woven orthopedic implants257US 6,827,743 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004