A61F 2002/3055
For adjusting length
Official title: {for adjusting length}
A61F2002/3055 (For adjusting length) appears on 1,248 US grants and 1,402 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,248
- Published applications
- 1,402
- Assignees
- 351
- Inventors
- 1,379
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 | 21 |
| 2003 | 17 | 23 |
| 2004 | 20 | 41 |
| 2005 | 10 | 65 |
| 2006 | 26 | 56 |
| 2007 | 21 | 50 |
| 2008 | 10 | 66 |
| 2009 | 25 | 50 |
| 2010 | 44 | 71 |
| 2011 | 42 | 57 |
| 2012 | 69 | 74 |
| 2013 | 65 | 54 |
| 2014 | 59 | 71 |
| 2015 | 74 | 87 |
| 2016 | 67 | 68 |
| 2017 | 79 | 66 |
| 2018 | 72 | 79 |
| 2019 | 80 | 60 |
| 2020 | 48 | 62 |
| 2021 | 40 | 48 |
| 2022 | 63 | 52 |
| 2023 | 62 | 54 |
| 2024 | 43 | 52 |
| 2025 | 51 | 30 |
| 2026 | 29 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Mechanical implant for hip and shoulder arthroplasty20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240660 A1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae1,527US 5,192,327 A1993
- Expandable intervertebral cage and surgical method1,454US 5,665,122 A1997
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- Adjustable height fusion device1,160US 6,045,579 ASpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2000
- Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof1,044US 8,062,375 B2Globus Medical, Inc. · 2011