A61F 2002/30838
Microstructures
Official title: {Microstructures}
A61F2002/30838 (Microstructures) appears on 282 US grants and 367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 282
- Published applications
- 367
- Assignees
- 169
- Inventors
- 523
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 20 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 15 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 | 17 |
| 2014 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 20 |
| 2019 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 14 | 19 |
| 2021 | 12 | 19 |
| 2022 | 9 | 17 |
| 2023 | 21 | 29 |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Additively manufactured implant with ceramic coating25 Aug 2026US 12,714,568 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Flexible spinal implant for supporting vertebral structures16 Jun 2026US 12,653,689 B2Lenoss Medical LLC
- Implant fusion device and method of manufacturing9 Jun 2026US 12,648,859 B2Spectrum Spine IP Holdings, LLC
- Artificial joint stem and method for manufacturing artificial joint stem19 May 2026US 12,629,258 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof5 May 2026US 12,616,780 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Systems and methods for engineering micro and nanoscale texture on implants24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283803 A1Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Artificial joint stem6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224366 A1KYOCERA Medical Corporation
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199563 A1Tepha, Inc.
- Intervertebral spinal implant2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183121 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Method of surface treatment of bone materials by laser and nanostructure thereof11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158593 A1Biomate Medical Devices Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intervertebral prosthetic joint551US 6,740,118 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004
- Mesh sheet with microscopic projections and holes438US 5,348,788 AInterpore Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1994
- Intervertebral disc nucleus implants and methods409US 6,620,196 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2003
- Intervertebral disc nucleus implants and methods345US 6,893,466 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2005
- Prosthetic intervertebral motion disc having dampening338US 6,793,678 B2Depuy Acromed, Inc. · 2004