A61F 2002/30827
Plurality of grooves
Official title: {Plurality of grooves}
A61F2002/30827 (Plurality of grooves) appears on 1,226 US grants and 1,363 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,226
- Published applications
- 1,363
- Assignees
- 396
- Inventors
- 1,662
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 61 | 63 |
| 2025 | 48 | 47 |
| 2026 | 40 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Sleeve augment device for an articulated joint29 Sep 2026US 12,746,127 B2Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Expandable cervical interbody and instruments thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,129 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Prostheses with flexible surface lamellas22 Sep 2026US 12,740,866 B2Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Sinus tarsi implant1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294638 A1Graham Medical Technologies, L.L.C.
- Interbody device incorporating lattice structure and related systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283820 A1
- Articular surface implant systems and methods including glenoid reverse shoulder10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263230 A1Arthrosurface Incorporated
- Orthopedic components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248617 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- Coupling systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243283 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
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
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty1,076US 5,258,031 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1993
- Artificial intervertebral disc replacement methods and apparatus867US 6,419,704 B12002
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty device859US 5,562,738 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Articulating spinal implant815US 6,019,792 ACauthen Research Group, Inc. · 2000