A61F 2002/3079
Stepped or enlarged apertures
Official title: {Stepped or enlarged apertures, e.g. having discrete diameter changes}
A61F2002/3079 (Stepped or enlarged apertures) appears on 467 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 467
- Published applications
- 455
- Assignees
- 154
- Inventors
- 687
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 10 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 18 | 37 |
| 2004 | 22 | 24 |
| 2005 | 17 | 47 |
| 2006 | 14 | 30 |
| 2007 | 16 | 29 |
| 2008 | 9 | 20 |
| 2009 | 15 | 14 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | 19 | 18 |
| 2012 | 23 | 29 |
| 2013 | 24 | 12 |
| 2014 | 30 | 17 |
| 2015 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 18 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Dual mobility acetabular implant for hip revision surgery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306265 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Systems and methods for orthopedic implant fixation14 May 2026US 2026/0130772 A1Carlsmed, Inc.
- Implant with bone screw retention25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387236 A1Life Spine, Inc.
- Glenoid baseplate and implant assemblies9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312164 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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