A61F 2002/30354
Cylindrically-shaped protrusion and recess
Official title: {Cylindrically-shaped protrusion and recess, e.g. cylinder of circular basis}
A61F2002/30354 (Cylindrically-shaped protrusion and recess) appears on 839 US grants and 836 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 839
- Published applications
- 836
- Assignees
- 342
- Inventors
- 1,337
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 31 | 46 |
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| 2004 | 33 | 62 |
| 2005 | 25 | 48 |
| 2006 | 31 | 38 |
| 2007 | 16 | 36 |
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| 2009 | 21 | 31 |
| 2010 | 27 | 31 |
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| 2018 | 19 | 35 |
| 2019 | 17 | 27 |
| 2020 | 29 | 17 |
| 2021 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022 | 16 | 32 |
| 2023 | 18 | 33 |
| 2024 | 21 | 36 |
| 2025 | 24 | 30 |
| 2026 | 14 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-piece intervertebral implants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,832 B2
- Tibial trial insert system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,563 B2Aesculap AG
- Mesh spacer hybrid spinal implant28 Jul 2026US 12,690,982 B2Spineology Inc.
- Additive manufacturing on machined assembled parts26 May 2026US 12,636,157 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Coupling systems and methods12 May 2026US 12,624,715 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Offset adapters, trial implant systems, and implant systems allowing for selectable eccentricity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283811 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Implantable prosthesis for replacement of the human knee joint10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263226 A1
- Coupling systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243283 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Additive Manufacturing On Machined Assembled Parts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232447 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Radial head surgical implant23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207340 A1Biopoly, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- 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
- Collapsible, rotatable and expandable spinal hydraulic prosthetic device1,011US 6,375,682 B12002
- Artificial intervertebral disc993US 4,309,777 A1982