A61F 2002/30322
Differing in surface structures
Official title: {differing in surface structures}
A61F2002/30322 (Differing in surface structures) appears on 432 US grants and 468 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 432
- Published applications
- 468
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 847
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 20 |
| 2004 | 15 | 25 |
| 2005 | 8 | 26 |
| 2006 | 11 | 19 |
| 2007 | 5 | 26 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 13 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 17 |
| 2011 | 14 | 22 |
| 2012 | 16 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 | 16 |
| 2014 | 29 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 15 |
| 2016 | 16 | 10 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 |
| 2022 | 10 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 | 24 |
| 2024 | 22 | 20 |
| 2025 | 13 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knee prosthesis having non-uniform stiffness8 Sep 2026US 12,728,010 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Spinal implant with ball and socket joint having multiple radius tear shaped geometry7 Jul 2026US 12,672,900 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Metatarsal arthroplasty devices, systems, and methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,688 B2Extremity Innovations, Inc.
- Metatarsal arthroplasty devices, systems, and methods5 May 2026US 12,616,579 B2Extremity Innovations, Inc.
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof5 May 2026US 12,616,780 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Spinal implant with ball and socket joint having multiple radius tear shaped geometry1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294486 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Artificial joint stem6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224366 A1KYOCERA Medical Corporation
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199563 A1Tepha, Inc.
- Intervertebral disc implants having varying endplate geometries11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157858 A1Centinel Spine, Inc.
- Combination of augment and replacement piece for filling a bone defect14 May 2026US 2026/0130765 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
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- Patient-adapted and improved orthopedic implants, designs and related tools310US 8,556,983 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical fastener with selectively coated ridges297US 5,505,736 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1996
- Variable expansion force stent279US 5,836,966 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1998