A61F 2002/4435
Support means or repair of the natural disc wall, i.e. annulus
Official title: {Support means or repair of the natural disc wall, i.e. annulus, e.g. using plates, membranes or meshes}
A61F2002/4435 (Support means or repair of the natural disc wall, i.e. annulus) appears on 377 US grants and 572 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 572
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 457
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 30 |
| 2003 | 7 | 28 |
| 2004 | 15 | 33 |
| 2005 | 7 | 30 |
| 2006 | 11 | 46 |
| 2007 | 11 | 58 |
| 2008 | 5 | 27 |
| 2009 | 14 | 34 |
| 2010 | 17 | 30 |
| 2011 | 35 | 33 |
| 2012 | 23 | 20 |
| 2013 | 16 | 13 |
| 2014 | 22 | 25 |
| 2015 | 22 | 17 |
| 2016 | 22 | 21 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 |
| 2018 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16 | 13 |
| 2020 | 18 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Patch for covering a defect in the annulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc, and in particular also in the posterior longitudinal ligament, of a spine15 Sep 2026US 12,734,038 B2Discoseal BV
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- Implant Including Egg-Shaped Internal Architecture, And Methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183119 A1
- Distributing graft material from an expandable cage28 May 2026US 2026/0144647 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Method of treating pain associated with a cartilage defect12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069639 A9Prime Merger Sub, LLC
- Composite positive and negative poisson's ratio materials for medical devices19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048182 A1
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- Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders880US 6,402,750 B1SpinLabs, LLC · 2002
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- Implantable tissue repair device765US 6,224,630 B1Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 2001