A61F 2002/30125
Elliptical or oval
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A61F2002/30125 (Elliptical or oval) appears on 654 US grants and 740 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 654
- Published applications
- 740
- Assignees
- 285
- Inventors
- 1,077
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 24 |
| 2002 | 21 | 37 |
| 2003 | 29 | 32 |
| 2004 | 23 | 50 |
| 2005 | 16 | 54 |
| 2006 | 20 | 34 |
| 2007 | 15 | 40 |
| 2008 | 9 | 49 |
| 2009 | 22 | 27 |
| 2010 | 22 | 33 |
| 2011 | 32 | 17 |
| 2012 | 14 | 42 |
| 2013 | 33 | 24 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 |
| 2016 | 35 | 19 |
| 2017 | 26 | 28 |
| 2018 | 13 | 27 |
| 2019 | 27 | 26 |
| 2020 | 20 | 16 |
| 2021 | 20 | 25 |
| 2022 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026 | 11 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Additively manufactured implant with ceramic coating25 Aug 2026US 12,714,568 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Hip joint device and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,569 B2
- Metal-backed patella component of an orthopaedic knee prosthesis and associated method of making the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,570 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Hip joint method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,375 B2
- Hip joint method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,975 B2
- Devices and instruments for spinal fusion and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283818 A1Combination Spine, Inc.
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Rotary Arc Patella Articulating Geometry9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191653 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Joint spacers2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183020 A1Dsm IP Assets B.V.
- Bone tissue growth supporting device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166200 A1Xerapeutics AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae1,527US 5,192,327 A1993
- Spinal disk implant and implantation kit1,086US 5,306,309 ACalcitek, Inc. · 1994
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty1,076US 5,258,031 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1993
- Spine disc1,037US 5,534,030 AAcroMed Corporation · 1996
- Intervertebral disc endoprosthesis1,035US 5,401,269 AWaldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG · 1995