A61F 2310/00592
Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of ceramics or of ceramic-like compounds
A61F2310/00592 (Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of ceramics or of ceramic-like compounds) appears on 1,805 US grants and 2,039 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,805
- Published applications
- 2,039
- Assignees
- 690
- Inventors
- 2,549
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 36 | 64 |
| 2003 | 50 | 65 |
| 2004 | 38 | 104 |
| 2005 | 27 | 138 |
| 2006 | 32 | 130 |
| 2007 | 31 | 143 |
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| 2009 | 62 | 113 |
| 2010 | 79 | 120 |
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| 2024 | 38 | 55 |
| 2025 | 41 | 45 |
| 2026 | 25 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2310/00796Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of a phosphorus-containing compoundIndexing code1,353
- A61F 2310/00598Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal oxides orIndexing code332
- A61F 2310/00856Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal nitridesIndexing code212
- A61F 2310/0073Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal carbidesIndexing code81
- A61F 2310/0067Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal boridesIndexing code8
- A61F 2310/0085Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal chloridesIndexing code5
- A61F 2310/00916Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal sulfidesIndexing code5
- A61F 2310/00802Coating or prosthesis-covering structure made of compounds based on metal hydridesIndexing code3
Recent patents
- Prostheses22 Sep 2026US 12,740,867 B2Inixio Limited
- Motion implants to improve spinal kinematics15 Sep 2026US 12,734,041 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Additively manufactured implant with ceramic coating25 Aug 2026US 12,714,568 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Expandable mid-foot osteotomy devices, systems, and methods for treating mid-foot disorders18 Aug 2026US 12,708,518 B2Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
- Artificial intervertebral disc with lower height4 Aug 2026US 12,697,223 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Orthopaedic knee joint prosthesis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283809 A1
- Artificial cartilage implant and manufacturing method therefor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256589 A1National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Dissolvable Pore Reinforcement For Surface Overmolding3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256590 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Dowel Guide Instrument and Method for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248623 A1Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
- Methods of modifying the porous surface of implants20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240657 A1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Artificial spinal fusion implants1,486US 5,522,899 ASofamor Danek Properties, Inc. · 1996
- Spinal implant1,401US 4,863,476 A1989
- Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants1,389US 5,609,635 A1997
- Methods and instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the antero-lateral aspect of the spine1,170US 5,772,661 A1998
- Spinal disk implant and implantation kit1,086US 5,306,309 ACalcitek, Inc. · 1994