A61F 2002/3039
With possibility of relative movement of the rib within the groove
Official title: {with possibility of relative movement of the rib within the groove}
A61F2002/3039 (With possibility of relative movement of the rib within the groove) appears on 1,096 US grants and 1,185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,096
- Published applications
- 1,185
- Assignees
- 323
- Inventors
- 1,212
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4 |
| 2002 | 27 | 19 |
| 2003 | 22 | 36 |
| 2004 | 19 | 41 |
| 2005 | 14 | 39 |
| 2006 | 16 | 22 |
| 2007 | 7 | 20 |
| 2008 | 13 | 47 |
| 2009 | 26 | 25 |
| 2010 | 26 | 32 |
| 2011 | 27 | 23 |
| 2012 | 37 | 54 |
| 2013 | 44 | 57 |
| 2014 | 46 | 69 |
| 2015 | 41 | 50 |
| 2016 | 62 | 60 |
| 2017 | 64 | 58 |
| 2018 | 72 | 77 |
| 2019 | 65 | 53 |
| 2020 | 51 | 53 |
| 2021 | 45 | 51 |
| 2022 | 59 | 91 |
| 2023 | 50 | 47 |
| 2024 | 60 | 61 |
| 2025 | 72 | 68 |
| 2026 | 31 | 28 |
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
- Expandable intervertebral implant1 Sep 2026US 12,721,732 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Bone fusion device, apparatus and method1 Sep 2026US 12,721,735 B1Neuropro Technologies, Inc.
- Curved expandable interbody devices and deployment tools25 Aug 2026US 12,714,572 B2Spinal Elements, Inc.
- Expandable intervertebral implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,520 B2Elevation Spine, Inc.
- Mechanical implant for hip and shoulder arthroplasty20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240660 A1
- Expandable trial femoral neck and associated method of use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215925 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Coronal plane lateral expandable implants30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215930 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Expandable spinal fusion implants and insertion devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215931 A1NuVasive, Inc.
- Motion preserving system, components, and apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207345 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Artificial spinal fusion implants1,486US 5,522,899 ASofamor Danek Properties, Inc. · 1996
- Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants1,389US 5,609,635 A1997
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- Low wear artificial spinal disc1,173US 5,676,701 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997
- Intervertebral disc endoprosthesis1,035US 5,401,269 AWaldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG · 1995