A61F 2002/3678
Geometrical features
Official title: {Geometrical features}
A61F2002/3678 (Geometrical features) appears on 536 US grants and 384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 536
- Published applications
- 384
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 821
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 16 |
| 2003 | 12 | 22 |
| 2004 | 16 | 28 |
| 2005 | 11 | 25 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 11 | 20 |
| 2008 | 4 | 19 |
| 2009 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 | 31 |
| 2013 | 15 | 21 |
| 2014 | 21 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 |
| 2019 | 18 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/368With lateral apertures, bores, holes or openingsIndexing code258
- A61F 2002/3694With longitudinal boresIndexing code183
- A61F 2002/3686BentIndexing code144
- A61F 2002/369Stepped shaft, i.e. having discrete diameter changesIndexing code58
- A61F 2002/3698Twisted about the longitudinal axis of the shaftIndexing code14
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Shaped load-bearing osteoimplant and methods of making same576US 6,696,073 B2Osteotech, Inc. · 2004
- Intramedullary rod assembly for cement injection system436US 4,653,487 A1987
- Anchoring element supporting prostheses or a joint mechanism for a reconstructed joint401US 5,725,581 AMedevelop AB · 1998
- Method of manufacturing of individually formed prothesis or implant308US 4,704,686 A1987
- Prosthetic fixation technique290US 4,274,163 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1981