A61F 2002/4622
Having the shape of a forceps or a clamp
Official title: {having the shape of a forceps or a clamp}
A61F2002/4622 (Having the shape of a forceps or a clamp) appears on 647 US grants and 788 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 647
- Published applications
- 788
- Assignees
- 218
- Inventors
- 948
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 16 | 20 |
| 2004 | 5 | 20 |
| 2005 | 8 | 41 |
| 2006 | 8 | 28 |
| 2007 | 8 | 37 |
| 2008 | 9 | 20 |
| 2009 | 17 | 19 |
| 2010 | 18 | 31 |
| 2011 | 27 | 31 |
| 2012 | 25 | 38 |
| 2013 | 22 | 23 |
| 2014 | 35 | 29 |
| 2015 | 30 | 26 |
| 2016 | 32 | 36 |
| 2017 | 37 | 36 |
| 2018 | 34 | 37 |
| 2019 | 37 | 36 |
| 2020 | 29 | 40 |
| 2021 | 37 | 40 |
| 2022 | 38 | 62 |
| 2023 | 39 | 31 |
| 2024 | 41 | 36 |
| 2025 | 38 | 33 |
| 2026 | 25 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Tool for assembling and disassembling implant components1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294650 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Devices and instruments for spinal fusion and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283818 A1Combination Spine, Inc.
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- Insertion Tool for Total Ankle Implants13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232461 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for using spinal implants1,055US 5,443,514 AAcroMed Corporation · 1995
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- Prosthesis for intervertebral discs and instruments for implanting it918US 5,314,477 AJbs S.A. · 1994
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