A61F 2002/4688
Having operating or control means
Official title: {having operating or control means}
A61F2002/4688 (Having operating or control means) appears on 423 US grants and 548 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 423
- Published applications
- 548
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 684
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 14 |
| 2005 | 3 | 17 |
| 2006 | 3 | 16 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 | 23 |
| 2009 | 9 | 21 |
| 2010 | 10 | 20 |
| 2011 | 17 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 | 21 |
| 2013 | 17 | 21 |
| 2014 | 23 | 21 |
| 2015 | 26 | 24 |
| 2016 | 18 | 28 |
| 2017 | 15 | 29 |
| 2018 | 19 | 31 |
| 2019 | 33 | 32 |
| 2020 | 25 | 29 |
| 2021 | 30 | 32 |
| 2022 | 26 | 36 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 |
| 2025 | 23 | 27 |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 |
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.
- Impactor15 Sep 2026US 12,733,967 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Bone graft delivery system and method for using same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,015 B2Spinal Surgical Strategies, LLC
- Knee arthroplasty instrument with sensing capability25 Aug 2026US 12,714,444 B2Orthosoft Ulc
- Tibial trial insert system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,563 B2Aesculap AG
- Expandable Interbody Implant With Lordosis Correction13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232458 A1VB Spine LLC
- Method and apparatus for preparing and implantation of medical implants9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191624 A1Little Engine, LLC
- Bone graft delivery system and method for using same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165849 A1Spinal Surgical Strategies, Inc., d/b/a Kleiner Device Labs
- System and method for an electrical implant device with increased patient compliance4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151637 A1Intelligent Implants Limited
- Orthopedic spinal surgical implant and method of use14 May 2026US 2026/0130771 A1FutureSpine Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Expandable variable angle intervertebral fusion implant570US 6,159,244 A2000
- Implantable medical device characterization system516US 5,423,334 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for injecting an elastic spinal implant458US 5,800,549 AHowmedica, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for sculpting the surface of a joint415US 7,115,131 B2Alexandria Research Technologies, LLC · 2006