A61F 2002/30891
Plurality of protrusions
Official title: {Plurality of protrusions}
A61F2002/30891 (Plurality of protrusions) appears on 1,641 US grants and 1,881 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Orthopaedic transfer guides and methods of repair8 Sep 2026US 12,728,018 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Metal-backed patella component of an orthopaedic knee prosthesis and associated method of making the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,570 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Surgical guides and methods of using the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,379 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Tibial insert with modular case18 Aug 2026US 12,708,529 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Solid forms for tissue repair1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294634 A1Cartiheal (2009) Ltd.
- Intervertebral Disc Replacement Implant And Methods Of Use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283815 A1
- Systems and methods of retention for glenosphere17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272659 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Anisotropic Materials in Medical Devices3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256592 A1
- 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
- Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices1,302US 6,989,034 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006
- Artificial spinal prosthesis1,218US 5,123,926 A1992
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- Low wear artificial spinal disc1,173US 5,676,701 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997