A61F 2250/0073
Force-limiting means
A61F2250/0073 (Force-limiting means) appears on 95 US grants and 122 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 95
- Published applications
- 122
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 202
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the patella during knee articulation so as to address patella tracking error25 Aug 2026US 12,714,589 B2Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
- Vascular and aortic connectors with robotic delivery and deployment methods thereof12 May 2026US 12,622,797 B2Aquedeon Medical, Inc.
- Endoprosthesis with stress reducing features5 Aug 2025US 12,376,955 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- System and apparatus for robotic device and methods of using thereof11 Feb 2025US 12,220,328 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Arm prosthetic device7 Jan 2025US 12,186,211 B2
- Systems and methods for drug delivery to ocular tissue14 May 2026US 2026/0130795 A1Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Bionic interactive sphincter/sling with floating variable circumference12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041539 A1
- Delivery device25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387222 A1Alcon Inc.
- Endoprosthesis with stress reducing features30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331981 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the patella during knee articulation so as to address patella tracking error13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082486 A1Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular prosthesis307US 5,314,479 ADePuy Inc. · 1994
- Wrench for an implant126US 6,330,845 B1Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · 2001
- Intraocular lenses with improved axial stability110US 6,228,115 B1Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Implantable system having a dissolution mechanism upon recovery97US 9,271,826 B2Mathys AG Bettlach · 2016
- Threaded clamping plug for interconnecting two implants of a spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation or other implants95US 6,193,719 B1Sofamor S.N.C. · 2001