A61F 2002/3065
Details of the ball-shaped head
Official title: {Details of the ball-shaped head}
A61F2002/3065 (Details of the ball-shaped head) appears on 304 US grants and 382 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 304
- Published applications
- 382
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 418
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 9 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 30 |
| 2005 | 7 | 37 |
| 2006 | 8 | 16 |
| 2007 | 7 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 | 18 | 25 |
| 2010 | 18 | 19 |
| 2011 | 11 | 16 |
| 2012 | 20 | 19 |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 |
| 2014 | 28 | 19 |
| 2015 | 24 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 | 18 |
| 2017 | 16 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 16 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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.
- Methods for improving spinal alignment and motion25 Nov 2025US 12,478,483 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Anatomy accommodating prosthetic inter vertebral disc with lower height16 Sep 2025US 12,414,859 B2Simplify Medical Pty Ltd
- Hip arthroplasty trial systems and associated medical devices, methods, and kits5 Aug 2025US 12,376,974 B2
- Devices and methods for altering spinal lateral curvature29 Jul 2025US 12,370,056 B23SPINE, Inc.
- A dual mobility prothesis for implantation into the acetabulum16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199096 A1MatOrtho Limited
- Hip Arthroplasty Trial Systems and Associated Medical Devices, Methods, and Kits19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047942 A1
- Inverse shoulder prosthesis with improved glenosphere6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339281 A1
- An implant for orthopedic stabilization23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325311 A1
- Glenosphere with flange for augmented fixation and related methods25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295496 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty1,076US 5,258,031 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1993
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty device859US 5,562,738 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Intervertebral prosthetic disc836US 5,888,226 A1999
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty device798US 5,425,773 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1995
- Intervertebral prosthetic joint551US 6,740,118 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004