A61F 2310/00179
Ceramics or ceramic-like structures
A61F2310/00179 (Ceramics or ceramic-like structures) appears on 3,217 US grants and 3,558 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,217
- Published applications
- 3,558
- Assignees
- 1,005
- Inventors
- 4,134
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 58 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 73 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 80 | 41 |
| 2002 | 75 | 137 |
| 2003 | 95 | 170 |
| 2004 | 90 | 234 |
| 2005 | 70 | 276 |
| 2006 | 103 | 201 |
| 2007 | 84 | 219 |
| 2008 | 50 | 188 |
| 2009 | 82 | 185 |
| 2010 | 134 | 203 |
| 2011 | 152 | 173 |
| 2012 | 157 | 203 |
| 2013 | 190 | 137 |
| 2014 | 186 | 178 |
| 2015 | 148 | 127 |
| 2016 | 159 | 146 |
| 2017 | 153 | 126 |
| 2018 | 122 | 112 |
| 2019 | 105 | 80 |
| 2020 | 92 | 103 |
| 2021 | 58 | 73 |
| 2022 | 62 | 67 |
| 2023 | 66 | 65 |
| 2024 | 55 | 52 |
| 2025 | 46 | 39 |
| 2026 | 22 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Prostheses22 Sep 2026US 12,740,867 B2Inixio Limited
- Bone graft containment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,567 B2Secada Medical LLC
- Operable implant11 Aug 2026US 12,702,752 B2
- Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,697,231 B2
- Modular bone defect repair system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306263 A1
- Scaffold structures and compositions facilitating osseointegration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306266 A1Atlas Science and Technology, LLC
- Method and apparatus for joint replacement arthroplasty10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263231 A1Fibioseq Medical Ltd.
- Artificial cartilage implant and manufacturing method therefor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256589 A1National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Artificial joint stem6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224366 A1KYOCERA Medical Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal implant1,401US 4,863,476 A1989
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices1,302US 6,989,034 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006
- Prosthetic intervertebral devices1,296US 5,514,180 A1996
- Intervertebral spacer and tool and method for emplacement thereof1,264US 6,039,761 ALi Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000