A61F 2002/30761
Support means for artificial cartilage
Official title: {Support means for artificial cartilage, e.g. cartilage defect covering membranes}
A61F2002/30761 (Support means for artificial cartilage) appears on 105 US grants and 131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 105
- Published applications
- 131
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 137
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2002 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 |
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| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Synthetic hydrogel composite20 Aug 2024US 12,064,533 B2Duke University
- Artificial cartilage implant and manufacturing method therefor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256589 A1National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Methods to reconstruct bone and joint surfaces in femorotibial and patellofemorial joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096890 A1Subchondral Solutions, Inc.
- Methods to reconstruct bone and joint surfaces in a elbow, wrist, or hand joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096893 A1Subchondral Solutions, Inc.
- Methods to reconstruct bone and joint surfaces in a shoulder joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096897 A1Subchondral Solutions, Inc.
- Methods to reconstruct bone and joint surfaces in foot or ankle joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096899 A1Subchondral Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods, instruments and materials for chondrocyte cell transplantation835US 6,866,668 B2Verigen Transplantation Service International (“VTSL”) AG · 2005
- Knee arthroplasty method480US 7,806,896 B1Marctec, LLC · 2010
- Cartilage repair unit433US 6,251,143 B1DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2001
- Method of performing surgery416US 7,104,996 B2Marctec, LLC · 2006
- Method for robotic arthroplasty using navigation352US 8,834,490 B2Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC · 2014