A61F 2002/30176
V-shaped
Official title: {V-shaped}
A61F2002/30176 (V-shaped) appears on 207 US grants and 225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 225
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 293
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 18 | 19 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 16 | 20 |
| 2017 | 13 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Expandable intervertebral implant1 Sep 2026US 12,721,732 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Flexible interbody implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,579 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Expandable intervertebral fusion cage26 May 2026US 12,636,168 B1National Formosa University
- Minimally invasive compliant devices for total lumbar disc replacement28 Apr 2026US 12,611,313 B233 Medical, Inc.
- Medical implant with compressible joint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294631 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Minimally invasive compliant devices for total lumbar disc replacement17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272668 A133 Medical, Inc.
- Minimally invasive compliant devices for total lumbar disc replacement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248619 A133 Medical, Inc.
- Implant expanding in width before height using a single actuator28 May 2026US 2026/0144643 A1INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC. d/b/a ACCELUS
- Tibia implant12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069422 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable intervertebral spacers976US 6,193,757 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus for fusion of adjacent bone structures953US 6,190,414 B1Surgical Dynamics, Inc. · 2001
- New Jersey meniscal bearing knee replacement485US 4,340,978 ABiomedical Engineering Corp. · 1982
- Expandable intervertebral spacers442US 6,395,031 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2002
- Flexible implant using partially demineralized bone353US 6,206,923 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001