A61F 2002/4685
By means of vacuum
Official title: {by means of vacuum}
A61F2002/4685 (By means of vacuum) appears on 264 US grants and 246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 246
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 352
- Latest grant
- 21 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 17 |
| 2006 | 7 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 21 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | 17 | 18 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Graft collection and containment system for bone defects21 Oct 2025US 12,447,021 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Bone fragment collector and processor15 Apr 2025US 12,274,629 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Antibiotic delivery system and method for treating an infected synovial joint during re-implantation of an orthopedic prosthesis23 Jul 2024US RE50,051 E1Osteal Therapeutics, Inc.
- Harvesting cancellous bone and marrow from distal femur, proximal tibia, distal tibia, or calcaneus using bone press apparatus13 Feb 2024US 11,896,241 B2H & M Innovations, LLC
- Partial joint resurfacing implant, instrumentation, and method4 Jul 2023US 11,690,722 B2Biopoly, LLC
- Partial joint resurfacing implant, instrumentation, and method26 Oct 2023US 2023/0338153 A1Biopoly, LLC
- Bone graft harvesting22 Jun 2023US 2023/0190309 A1Innovasis, Inc.
- Holder For An Acetabular Cup Implant18 May 2023US 2023/0149183 A1Embody Orthopaedic Limited
- Harvesting cancellous bone and marrow from distal femur, proximal tibia, distal tibia, or calcaneus using bone press apparatus4 May 2023US 2023/0139232 A1H & M Innovations, LLC
- Bone Fragment Collector And Processor19 Jan 2023US 2023/0018045 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic ultrasonic rotary electro-cauterizing aspirator1,612US 5,176,677 ASonokinetics Group · 1993
- Integrated bone cement mixing and dispensing system1,201US 6,033,105 A2000
- Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies943US 6,248,110 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998
- Integrated cement delivery system for bone augmentation procedures and methods688US 8,409,211 B2Societe De Commercialisation Des Produits De La Recherche Appliquee Socpra Sciences Et Genie S.E.C. · 2013