A61F 2002/4687
Mechanical guides for implantation instruments
Official title: {Mechanical guides for implantation instruments}
A61F2002/4687 (Mechanical guides for implantation instruments) appears on 646 US grants and 783 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Interfixated vertebral body replacement and insertion methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,837 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Expansible intervertebral implant15 Sep 2026US 12,734,043 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Hip stem alignment guide25 Aug 2026US 12,714,577 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Anchoring nails and systems11 Aug 2026US 12,702,557 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- System for custom implant design and instrumentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294637 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Managing patients of knee surgeries1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301890 A1Kico Knee Innovation Company Pty. Ltd.
- Offset adapters, trial implant systems, and implant systems allowing for selectable eccentricity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283811 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Implantation instruments for shoulder prosthesis10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263088 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion implant systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240661 A1Sharp Biomedical Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method of inserting spinal implants1,319US 5,484,437 A1996
- Intersomatic vertebral cage1,224US 5,554,191 ABiomat · 1996
- Apparatus for inserting spinal implants890US 5,797,909 A1998
- Method and instrumentation for implant insertion747US 6,063,088 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 2000
- Instrumentation and method for creating an intervertebral space for receiving an implant727US 6,224,607 B12001