A61F 2002/30131
Horseshoe- or crescent- or c-shaped or u-shaped
Official title: {horseshoe- or crescent- or C-shaped or U-shaped}
A61F2002/30131 (Horseshoe- or crescent- or c-shaped or u-shaped) appears on 1,027 US grants and 1,148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,027
- Published applications
- 1,148
- Assignees
- 312
- Inventors
- 1,313
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 14 |
| 2002 | 23 | 48 |
| 2003 | 31 | 48 |
| 2004 | 35 | 71 |
| 2005 | 16 | 77 |
| 2006 | 29 | 54 |
| 2007 | 25 | 45 |
| 2008 | 12 | 40 |
| 2009 | 41 | 29 |
| 2010 | 26 | 35 |
| 2011 | 42 | 40 |
| 2012 | 34 | 49 |
| 2013 | 41 | 39 |
| 2014 | 45 | 51 |
| 2015 | 33 | 40 |
| 2016 | 43 | 54 |
| 2017 | 64 | 54 |
| 2018 | 48 | 45 |
| 2019 | 40 | 51 |
| 2020 | 53 | 37 |
| 2021 | 37 | 51 |
| 2022 | 34 | 39 |
| 2023 | 35 | 44 |
| 2024 | 35 | 41 |
| 2025 | 34 | 31 |
| 2026 | 20 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-piece intervertebral implants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,832 B2
- Implant for fusing at least two bone components and method of fusing bone components using the implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,126 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Anterior lumbar cage and inserter device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,865 B2Zavation Medical Products, LLC
- Flexible interbody implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,579 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Anchoring nails and systems11 Aug 2026US 12,702,557 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Anterior lumbar cage and inserter device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294633 A1Zavation Medical Products, LLC
- Knee prosthesis with anatomic geometry motion and laxity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283808 A1New York University
- Intervertebral spacer that dynamically promotes bone growth17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272671 A1Simply Medical, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for joint replacement arthroplasty10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263231 A1Fibioseq Medical Ltd.
- Subtalar arthrodesis nail implant system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232330 A1University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interspinal vertebral implant1,349US 5,645,599 AFixano · 1997
- Unitary surgical device and method1,255US 7,163,563 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2007
- Adjustable height fusion device1,160US 6,045,579 ASpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2000
- Spinal disk implant and implantation kit1,086US 5,306,309 ACalcitek, Inc. · 1994
- Anterior interbody fusion device986US 5,397,364 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1995