A61F 2002/30428
Made by inserting a protrusion into a slot
Official title: {made by inserting a protrusion into a slot}
A61F2002/30428 (Made by inserting a protrusion into a slot) appears on 332 US grants and 412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 332
- Published applications
- 412
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 552
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 20 |
| 2009 | 14 | 15 |
| 2010 | 13 | 10 |
| 2011 | 14 | 9 |
| 2012 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 21 | 29 |
| 2014 | 22 | 12 |
| 2015 | 16 | 20 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 |
| 2018 | 17 | 33 |
| 2019 | 24 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 | 25 |
| 2022 | 16 | 21 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 17 | 12 |
| 2025 | 15 | 23 |
| 2026 | 8 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Expansible intervertebral implant15 Sep 2026US 12,734,043 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Expandable implant assembly with modular endplates25 Aug 2026US 12,714,573 B2Life Spine, Inc.
- Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,697,228 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Expandable implant assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,653,693 B2Life Spine, Inc.
- Patient-specific vertebral implants with positioning features26 May 2026US 12,636,158 B1Carlsmed, Inc.
- Coupling systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243283 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Prosthetic implants including a frame for fixation to bone and related methods9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191649 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Torque transfer mechanisms26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083485 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Expandable interbody5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060813 A1
- Interbody Attachment26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053635 A1Choice Spine, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable intervertebral cage and surgical method1,454US 5,665,122 A1997
- Unitary surgical device and method1,255US 7,163,563 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2007
- Expandable intervertebral spacers976US 6,193,757 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Vertebral body prosthesis623US 6,063,121 A2000
- Intersomatic setting and fusion system548US 6,235,059 B1Scient'x (Societe a Responsabilite Limitee) · 2001