A61F 2002/30561
Breakable or frangible
Official title: {breakable or frangible}
A61F2002/30561 (Breakable or frangible) appears on 215 US grants and 208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 215
- Published applications
- 208
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 404
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implant for engagement between vertebrae, and implant kit4 Aug 2026US 12,697,226 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Height-adjustable spinal fusion cage9 Dec 2025US 12,491,079 B2L&K Biomed Co., Ltd.
- Parallel jaw inserter2 Dec 2025US 12,485,019 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Expandable interbody implant and breakoff screw14 Oct 2025US 12,440,349 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Expandable interbody implant and corresponding surgical tool16 Sep 2025US 12,414,863 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Parallel jaw inserter18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165852 A1Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Orthopaedic taper assembly instrument for taper locking the components of a hip prosthesis during a hip replacement surgical procedure and method of using the same23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108367 A1
- Implant for engagement between vertebrae, and implant kit4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367002 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Orthopaedic implant systems including transfer features and methods for plan transfer12 Jun 2025US 2025/0186124 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Orthopaedic implants including breakaway fastener22 May 2025US 2025/0161063 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal disk implant and implantation kit1,086US 5,306,309 ACalcitek, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical instrument1,079US 9,675,344 B2Z-Medical GmbH & Co.KG · 2017
- Adjustable vertebral body replacement610US 5,702,453 ASofamor Danek Group, Inc. · 1997
- Spinal disk implantation kit597US 5,683,464 ASulzer Calcitek Inc. · 1997
- Shaped load-bearing osteoimplant and methods of making same576US 6,696,073 B2Osteotech, Inc. · 2004