A61B 5/6812
Orthopaedic devices
Official title: {Orthopaedic devices}
A61B5/6812 (Orthopaedic devices) appears on 158 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 158
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 560
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | 5 | 18 |
| 2018 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 24 |
| 2020 | 10 | 23 |
| 2021 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 36 |
| 2023 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 16 | 21 |
| 2025 | 26 | 28 |
| 2026 | 13 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wearable device for determining motion and/or a physiological state of a wearer6 Oct 2026US 12,751,646 B2Opum Technologies Limited
- Wearable system for evaluating joint performance and function22 Sep 2026US 12,740,883 B2Kinisi Inc
- Auxiliary support method based on variable stiffness supernumerary robotic limbs15 Sep 2026US 12,734,675 B2Southeast University
- Systems and methods for monitoring and treating diabetic foot ulcers11 Aug 2026US 12,702,349 B2T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Sensor and knee joint brace26 May 2026US 12,635,945 B2Rehab-Robotics Company Limited
- Spinal alignment component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306288 A1
- Systems and methods for monitoring and treating diabetic foot ulcers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283539 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Devices, systems, and methods to monitor and characterize the motions of a user via flexible circuits27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248411 A1Liquid Wire Inc.
- Wedge cushioning systems23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207390 A1Sage Products, LLC
- Exoskeleton, method of controlling thereof, and tremor simulator device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182911 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication system for an instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method therefor251US 5,929,782 A1999
- Wearable device having feedback characteristics167US 8,025,632 B2Ossur Hf · 2011
- Instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method of use143US 5,484,389 A1996
- Instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method of use141US 5,052,375 A1991
- Communication system for an instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method therefor120US 6,184,797 B22001