A61F 2002/4681
By applying mechanical shocks
Official title: {by applying mechanical shocks, e.g. by hammering}
A61F2002/4681 (By applying mechanical shocks) appears on 1,040 US grants and 1,208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 44 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Impactor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,755 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Systems and methods for orthopedic tool connectors22 Sep 2026US 12,740,810 B2Integrity Medical Services Inc.
- Shoulder prosthesis components and assemblies15 Sep 2026US 12,733,946 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Impactor15 Sep 2026US 12,733,967 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Impaction cradle11 Aug 2026US 12,702,570 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Devices and methods for bone fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294492 A1NuVasive, Inc.
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Anisotropic Materials in Medical Devices3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256592 A1
- Tools for spinal surgery27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248621 A1Spinal Surgical Strategies, Inc., a Nevada corporation d/b/a Kleiner Device Labs
- Systems and methods for orthopedic tool connectors6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224246 A1Integrity Medical Services Inc.
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- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
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- Methods and instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the antero-lateral aspect of the spine1,170US 5,772,661 A1998
- Method for inserting spinal implants1,022US 5,741,253 A1998