A61F 2/32
For the hip
Official title: for the hip
A61F2/32 (For the hip) appears on 4,562 US grants and 4,374 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 4,562
- Published applications
- 4,374
- Assignees
- 1,203
- Inventors
- 5,840
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 61 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 67 | 0 |
| 1990 | 92 | 0 |
| 1991 | 89 | 0 |
| 1992 | 90 | 0 |
| 1993 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | 92 | 0 |
| 1995 | 64 | 0 |
| 1996 | 97 | 0 |
| 1997 | 108 | 0 |
| 1998 | 109 | 0 |
| 1999 | 132 | 0 |
| 2000 | 102 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 33 |
| 2002 | 85 | 115 |
| 2003 | 87 | 132 |
| 2004 | 80 | 172 |
| 2005 | 63 | 211 |
| 2006 | 67 | 169 |
| 2007 | 65 | 177 |
| 2008 | 52 | 187 |
| 2009 | 82 | 174 |
| 2010 | 131 | 218 |
| 2011 | 119 | 172 |
| 2012 | 134 | 207 |
| 2013 | 169 | 184 |
| 2014 | 194 | 214 |
| 2015 | 184 | 158 |
| 2016 | 172 | 180 |
| 2017 | 162 | 193 |
| 2018 | 144 | 188 |
| 2019 | 160 | 172 |
| 2020 | 142 | 163 |
| 2021 | 143 | 181 |
| 2022 | 131 | 192 |
| 2023 | 105 | 185 |
| 2024 | 152 | 156 |
| 2025 | 131 | 139 |
| 2026 | 81 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/36Femoral heads3,062
- A61F 2/34Acetabular cups1,998
- A61F 2002/3241Having a ringIndexing code249
- A61F 2002/3208Bipolar or multipolar jointsIndexing code190
- A61F 2002/3233Having anti-luxation means for preventing complete dislocation of the femoral head fromIndexing code172
- A61F 2002/3225The diameter of the inner concave femoral head-receiving cavity of the innerIndexing code22
Recent patents
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Hip implant assembly, system and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,828 B2Ceramox LLC
- Orthopaedic surgical instrument, system, and method for installing a cementless femoral stem component in a direct anterior approach hip replacement surgical procedure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,838 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Prostheses22 Sep 2026US 12,740,867 B2Inixio Limited
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Dual mobility acetabular implant for hip revision surgery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306265 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- A customized acetabular cage with integrated augment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306267 A1
- Constrained liner for a prosthetic joint8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306273 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- Medical implant with compressible joint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294631 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Distal centralizer for hip implant system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283806 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system1,600US 7,256,695 B2Microstrain, Inc. · 2007
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Computer-assisted surgery planner and intra-operative guidance system1,223US 6,205,411 B1Carnegie Mellon University · 2001
- Femoral prosthesis trial fitting device1,178US 4,135,517 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1979
- Femoral stem surgical instrument system1,106US 4,919,679 AOsteonics Corp. · 1990