A61F 2002/30621
Features concerning the anatomical functioning or articulation of the prosthetic joint
Official title: {Features concerning the anatomical functioning or articulation of the prosthetic joint}
A61F2002/30621 (Features concerning the anatomical functioning or articulation of the prosthetic joint) appears on 2,709 US grants and 3,311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,709
- Published applications
- 3,311
- Assignees
- 786
- Inventors
- 3,024
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5 |
| 2002 | 32 | 49 |
| 2003 | 19 | 57 |
| 2004 | 43 | 161 |
| 2005 | 29 | 181 |
| 2006 | 55 | 145 |
| 2007 | 51 | 139 |
| 2008 | 32 | 137 |
| 2009 | 70 | 122 |
| 2010 | 99 | 130 |
| 2011 | 110 | 118 |
| 2012 | 132 | 134 |
| 2013 | 128 | 134 |
| 2014 | 145 | 139 |
| 2015 | 138 | 114 |
| 2016 | 143 | 171 |
| 2017 | 156 | 166 |
| 2018 | 147 | 167 |
| 2019 | 147 | 157 |
| 2020 | 132 | 149 |
| 2021 | 136 | 157 |
| 2022 | 126 | 149 |
| 2023 | 115 | 113 |
| 2024 | 118 | 133 |
| 2025 | 105 | 112 |
| 2026 | 71 | 72 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30649Ball-and-socket jointsIndexing code1,393
- A61F 2002/30622Implant for fusing a joint or bone materialIndexing code802
- A61F 2002/30624Hinged jointIndexing code632
- A61F 2002/30639Having rolling elements between both articulating surfacesIndexing code124
- A61F 2002/30647Joints made of two toroidal rings engaged togetherIndexing code13
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for joint fusion6 Oct 2026US 12,751,836 B2Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Implant for fusing at least two bone components and method of fusing bone components using the implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,126 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Motion implants to improve spinal kinematics15 Sep 2026US 12,734,041 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Stabilized expandable intervertebral spacer15 Sep 2026US 12,734,042 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Sacroiliac joint fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306277 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Spinal implant with ball and socket joint having multiple radius tear shaped geometry1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294486 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- System and method for joining boney structures1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294632 A1
- Intervertebral Disc Replacement Implant And Methods Of Use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283815 A1
- Devices and instruments for spinal fusion and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283818 A1Combination Spine, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal implantation methods utilizing a middle expandable implant1,273US 5,390,683 A1995
- Intervertebral spacer and tool and method for emplacement thereof1,264US 6,039,761 ALi Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Fabrication of biocompatible polymeric composites1,202US 6,147,135 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Low wear artificial spinal disc1,173US 5,676,701 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997