A61F 2002/30939
Means for modifying the geometry of articulating surfaces
Official title: {Means for modifying the geometry of articulating surfaces, e.g. for compensating excessive clearance caused by wear}
A61F2002/30939 (Means for modifying the geometry of articulating surfaces) appears on 13 US grants and 19 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 13
- Published applications
- 19
- Assignees
- 7
- Inventors
- 21
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Arthroplasty insert24 Feb 2026US 12,558,238 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Method for limiting diffusion of wear debris of in vivo implant1 Jul 2025US 12,343,260 B2
- Intervertebral disc26 Mar 2019US 10,238,500 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Intervertebral disc12 Jun 2018US 9,993,349 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Implants for altering wear patterns of articular surfaces11 Jul 2017US 9,700,420 B2ConforMIS, Inc.
- Method for limiting diffusion of wear debris of in vivo implant25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295495 A1
- Implants for Altering Wear Patterns of Articular Surfaces9 Nov 2023US 2023/0355400 A1ConforMIS, Inc.
- Arthroplasty insert6 Apr 2023US 2023/0107257 A1Zimmer, Inc.
- Method for limiting diffusion of wear debris of in vivo implant20 Jan 2022US 2022/0015910 A1
- Implants for Altering Wear Patterns of Articular Surfaces24 Jun 2021US 2021/0186704 A1ConforMIS, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthetic intervertebral motion disc having dampening338US 6,793,678 B2Depuy Acromed, Inc. · 2004
- Implants for altering wear patterns of articular surfaces217US 8,682,052 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2014
- Intervertebral disc having translation214US 7,517,363 B2Depuy Acromed, Inc. · 2009
- Implants for altering wear patterns of articular surfaces134US 9,180,015 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2015
- Implants for altering wear patterns of articular surfaces81US 9,700,420 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2017