A61F 2002/30822
Circumferential grooves
Official title: {Circumferential grooves}
A61F2002/30822 (Circumferential grooves) appears on 378 US grants and 447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 447
- Assignees
- 175
- Inventors
- 642
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 | 29 |
| 2004 | 12 | 19 |
| 2005 | 6 | 26 |
| 2006 | 7 | 23 |
| 2007 | 13 | 24 |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 | 16 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 |
| 2011 | 22 | 12 |
| 2012 | 16 | 33 |
| 2013 | 17 | 12 |
| 2014 | 23 | 25 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 |
| 2016 | 17 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 19 | 16 |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 | 21 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implants with modular stems with tension/compression mechanisms6 Oct 2026US 12,751,829 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Multi-piece intervertebral implants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,832 B2
- Sinus tarsi implant28 Jul 2026US 12,690,979 B2Graham Medical Technologies, L.L.C.
- Metatarsal arthroplasty devices, systems, and methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,688 B2Extremity Innovations, Inc.
- Ceramic femoral resurfacing head prosthesis26 May 2026US 12,636,159 B2MatOrtho Limited
- Sinus tarsi implant1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294638 A1Graham Medical Technologies, L.L.C.
- Bipolar prostheses subassembly and bipolar prostheses assembly6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224368 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Flexible stem25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174564 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Device for anchoring a shoulder prosthesis in a reverse configuration, bone fixing screw and anchoring system2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090890 A1Medacta International SA
- Convertible stem/fracture stem19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076804 A1Tornier SAS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Prosthetic articular cartilage521US 5,306,311 AReGen Corporation · 1994
- Prosthetic articular cartilage391US 5,624,463 AReGen Biologics, Inc. · 1997
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces388US 7,799,077 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2010
- Modular prosthesis307US 5,314,479 ADePuy Inc. · 1994