A61L 27/3856
Intervertebral discs
Official title: {Intervertebral discs (mechanical aspects and structures of intervertebral discs A61F2/442)}
A61L27/3856 (Intervertebral discs) appears on 79 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 79
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Repair and/or reconstruction of invertebral discs24 Feb 2026US 12,558,382 B2Mesoblast, Inc.
- Biologic composition and method of use24 Feb 2026US 12,558,455 B2Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
- Biomimetic implants22 Jul 2025US 12,364,609 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Methods of generating, repairing and/or maintaining connective tissue in vivo11 Feb 2025US 12,220,433 B2Mesoblast, Inc.
- Method for producing a cultured cell sheet for tissue regeneration24 Sep 2024US 12,097,302 B2Cellseed Inc.
- Repair and/or reconstruction of invertebral discs20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240918 A1Mesoblast, Inc.
- Biologic Composition And Method Of Use21 May 2026US 2026/0137833 A1Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
- Enhancement of fibroblast plasticity for treatment of disc degeneration30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117185 A1SpinalCyte, LLC
- Method for treating intervertebral disc26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083880 A1Osaka University
- Biomimetic implants15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013994 A1The Regents of the University of California
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biocompatible osteogenic band for repair of spinal disorders520US 6,752,831 B2Osteotech, Inc. · 2004
- Annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatus311US 6,969,404 B22005
- Annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatus271US 6,371,990 B12002
- Compositions and methods for intervertebral disc reformation183US 5,964,807 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Treating degenerative disc disease with harvested disc cells and analogues of the extracellular matrix182US 6,340,369 B12002