A61F 2002/30546
For adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension
Official title: {for adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension}
A61F2002/30546 (For adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension) appears on 62 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 62
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 136
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Combined sensing and adjustment tool for hip arthroplasty balancing12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069434 A1Zooly Labs, Inc.
- Compliant support mechanism30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334162 A1
- Tibial Tray Suture Fixation30 Jan 2025US 2025/0032265 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing systems25 Jan 2024US 2024/0024117 A1Moximed, Inc.
- Vertebrral cage22 Jun 2023US 2023/0190486 A1KYUNGPOOK National University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Skeletal implant350US 6,835,207 B22004
- Femoral tensing and sizing device332US 6,056,756 AJohnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. · 2000