A61F 2002/30624
Hinged joint
Official title: {Hinged joint, e.g. with transverse axle restricting the movement}
A61F2002/30624 (Hinged joint) appears on 632 US grants and 702 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 632
- Published applications
- 702
- Assignees
- 254
- Inventors
- 820
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 19 | 37 |
| 2005 | 6 | 31 |
| 2006 | 11 | 25 |
| 2007 | 11 | 19 |
| 2008 | 4 | 23 |
| 2009 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010 | 14 | 23 |
| 2011 | 21 | 20 |
| 2012 | 23 | 34 |
| 2013 | 17 | 35 |
| 2014 | 32 | 37 |
| 2015 | 40 | 32 |
| 2016 | 33 | 47 |
| 2017 | 29 | 36 |
| 2018 | 46 | 40 |
| 2019 | 39 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25 | 30 |
| 2021 | 26 | 40 |
| 2022 | 41 | 31 |
| 2023 | 27 | 30 |
| 2024 | 24 | 29 |
| 2025 | 26 | 25 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Motion implants to improve spinal kinematics15 Sep 2026US 12,734,041 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,516 B2Aurora Medical Limited
- Expandable intervertebral implant11 Aug 2026US 12,702,565 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Knee arthroplasty with modular femoral adapters16 Jun 2026US 12,653,685 B2
- Interbody cage device and methods of use16 Jun 2026US 12,653,695 B2Novapproach Spine LLC
- Knee arthroplasty with modular femoral adapters10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263227 A1
- Spinal Fixation System and Kit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199101 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Intradiscal fixation systems9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191662 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Interlaminar lumbar interbody fusion implants, intradiscal implants, instruments, and methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183120 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Adjustable spinal devices and related deployment and measuring instruments4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151241 A1Blue Ocean Spine GmbH
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
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Adjustable height fusion device1,160US 6,045,579 ASpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2000
- Artificial spinal disc1,110US 4,759,769 AHealth & Research Services Inc. · 1988