A61F 2/30728
Collars
Official title: {Collars; Bone edge protectors (A61F2/30734 takes precedence; sealing collars for use during cementing A61B17/8808)}
A61F2/30728 (Collars) appears on 222 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 222
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 399
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 22 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Endoprosthesis System with Cortical Clamping18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165753 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Modular Augment For Long Bone28 May 2026US 2026/0144639 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Hip Joint23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108356 A1
- Percutaneous osseointegrated implant assembly for use in supporting an exo-prosthesis5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060805 A1University of Utah Research Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for regenerating cartilage in articulating joints344US 6,171,340 B22001
- Modular prosthesis307US 5,314,479 ADePuy Inc. · 1994
- Modular hip prosthesis265US 5,108,452 ASmith & Nephew Richards Inc. · 1992
- Modular hip prosthesis255US 5,080,685 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1992
- Modular hip prosthesis214US 5,181,928 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1993