A61F 2002/302
Toroidal
Official title: {toroidal, e.g. rings}
A61F2002/302 (Toroidal) appears on 777 US grants and 976 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 777
- Published applications
- 976
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 987
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 14 |
| 2002 | 16 | 32 |
| 2003 | 21 | 60 |
| 2004 | 23 | 80 |
| 2005 | 21 | 61 |
| 2006 | 34 | 54 |
| 2007 | 35 | 63 |
| 2008 | 11 | 54 |
| 2009 | 31 | 54 |
| 2010 | 31 | 44 |
| 2011 | 45 | 53 |
| 2012 | 41 | 49 |
| 2013 | 42 | 26 |
| 2014 | 52 | 39 |
| 2015 | 37 | 34 |
| 2016 | 32 | 40 |
| 2017 | 45 | 33 |
| 2018 | 29 | 35 |
| 2019 | 32 | 21 |
| 2020 | 24 | 22 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 22 | 29 |
| 2025 | 20 | 18 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hip joint method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,375 B2
- Expandable mid-foot osteotomy devices, systems, and methods for treating mid-foot disorders18 Aug 2026US 12,708,518 B2Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
- Hip joint method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,975 B2
- Flexible spinal implant for supporting vertebral structures16 Jun 2026US 12,653,689 B2Lenoss Medical LLC
- Deployable bistable auxetic expandable interbody spacer9 Jun 2026US 12,648,858 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Intervertebral spacer that dynamically promotes bone growth17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272671 A1Simply Medical, Inc.
- 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
- Radial head surgical implant23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207340 A1Biopoly, LLC
- Arcuate Orthopedic Distractor Devices, Systems, and Methods for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157856 A1Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,047US 5,865,846 A1999
- Human spinal disc prosthesis with hinges961US 6,001,130 A1999
- Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies943US 6,248,110 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Human spinal disc prosthesis859US 6,156,067 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 2000