A61F 2002/30517
Using a locking plate
Official title: {using a locking plate}
A61F2002/30517 (Using a locking plate) appears on 523 US grants and 639 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 523
- Published applications
- 639
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 557
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 13 |
| 2003 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 | 23 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 7 | 29 |
| 2007 | 9 | 36 |
| 2008 | 7 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 |
| 2010 | 13 | 14 |
| 2011 | 23 | 18 |
| 2012 | 19 | 42 |
| 2013 | 29 | 27 |
| 2014 | 40 | 37 |
| 2015 | 27 | 32 |
| 2016 | 32 | 35 |
| 2017 | 27 | 28 |
| 2018 | 39 | 43 |
| 2019 | 27 | 21 |
| 2020 | 35 | 29 |
| 2021 | 22 | 32 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 30 | 35 |
| 2024 | 24 | 21 |
| 2025 | 36 | 26 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Implant with bone screw retention19 May 2026US 12,629,262 B2Life Spine, Inc.
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- Bone density scan result-matched orthopedic implants and methods of use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215929 A1Aurora Spine, Inc.
- Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207348 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076809 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Interbody spacer and bone plate assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069430 A1Elevation Spine, Inc.
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