A61F 2002/4696
Optical
Official title: {optical}
A61F2002/4696 (Optical) appears on 76 US grants and 99 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 76
- Published applications
- 99
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 168
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for reducing intraoperative bone fractures6 Jan 2026US 12,514,668 B2OrthoIQ, LLC
- Apparatus and methods for treatment of arthrosis or osteoarthritis in a joint of a mammal or human patient25 Feb 2025US 12,232,982 B2
- Interbody fusion cage surgery system23 Jul 2024US 12,042,404 B2
- System and method for aligning hip replacement prostheses3 Oct 2023US 11,771,569 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Apparatus and methods for treatment of arthrosis or osteoarthritis in a joint of a mammal or human patient12 Sep 2023US 11,752,014 B2
- Alignment System for Medical Devices23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108366 A1Bolt XT, Inc.
- Devices and methods for reducing intraoperative bone fractures16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102221 A1OrthoIQ, LLC
- Apparatus and methods for treatment of arthrosis or osteoarthritis in a joint of a mammal or human patient15 May 2025US 2025/0152381 A1
- Apparatus and methods for treatment of arthrosis or osteoarthritis in a joint of a mammal or human patient28 Dec 2023US 2023/0414378 A1
- Devices and methods for preventing intraoperative fractures during arthroplasty21 Dec 2023US 2023/0404698 A1OrthoIQ, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable medical device characterization system516US 5,423,334 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1995
- System and method for prosthetic fitting and balancing in joints366US 7,575,602 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2009
- Use of micro and miniature position sensing devices for use in TKA and THA189US 8,241,296 B2Zimmer, Inc. · 2012
- Adjustable reamer with tip tracker linkage167US 7,008,430 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2006
- Adjustable, remote-controllable orthopaedic prosthesis and associated method166US 7,559,951 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2009