A61F 2002/305
Snap connection
Official title: {Snap connection}
A61F2002/305 (Snap connection) appears on 1,866 US grants and 2,219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,866
- Published applications
- 2,219
- Assignees
- 501
- Inventors
- 2,328
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 15 |
| 2002 | 24 | 36 |
| 2003 | 32 | 63 |
| 2004 | 34 | 107 |
| 2005 | 28 | 111 |
| 2006 | 45 | 79 |
| 2007 | 37 | 100 |
| 2008 | 11 | 111 |
| 2009 | 39 | 89 |
| 2010 | 78 | 89 |
| 2011 | 76 | 97 |
| 2012 | 93 | 127 |
| 2013 | 97 | 110 |
| 2014 | 118 | 115 |
| 2015 | 92 | 102 |
| 2016 | 108 | 93 |
| 2017 | 104 | 88 |
| 2018 | 96 | 105 |
| 2019 | 89 | 85 |
| 2020 | 64 | 75 |
| 2021 | 69 | 78 |
| 2022 | 59 | 86 |
| 2023 | 62 | 69 |
| 2024 | 80 | 86 |
| 2025 | 65 | 66 |
| 2026 | 38 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knee-joint endoprosthesis6 Oct 2026US 12,751,830 B2Aesculap AG
- Methods for shoulder prostheses8 Sep 2026US 12,728,019 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Hip joint device and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,569 B2
- 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
- Offset adapters, trial implant systems, and implant systems allowing for selectable eccentricity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283811 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Expandable vertebral implant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283817 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for joint replacement arthroplasty10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263231 A1Fibioseq Medical Ltd.
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pull-through circular anastomosic intraluminal stapler with absorbable fastener means2,163US 5,222,963 AEthicon, Inc. · 1993
- V-thread fusion cage and method of fusing a bone joint1,185US 4,961,740 ASurgical Dynamics, Inc. · 1990
- Femoral prosthesis trial fitting device1,178US 4,135,517 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1979
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty1,076US 5,258,031 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1993
- Artificial intervertebral disk member959US 5,370,697 ASulzer Medizinaltechnik AG · 1994