A61F 2/36
Femoral heads
Official title: Femoral heads {; Femoral endoprostheses}
A61F2/36 (Femoral heads) appears on 3,062 US grants and 2,701 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,062
- Published applications
- 2,701
- Assignees
- 854
- Inventors
- 4,123
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 45 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 70 | 0 |
| 1991 | 75 | 0 |
| 1992 | 69 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 71 | 0 |
| 1997 | 74 | 0 |
| 1998 | 91 | 0 |
| 1999 | 95 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 93 | 28 |
| 2002 | 63 | 86 |
| 2003 | 65 | 99 |
| 2004 | 67 | 140 |
| 2005 | 48 | 157 |
| 2006 | 55 | 121 |
| 2007 | 48 | 127 |
| 2008 | 37 | 122 |
| 2009 | 60 | 107 |
| 2010 | 84 | 125 |
| 2011 | 79 | 110 |
| 2012 | 96 | 135 |
| 2013 | 103 | 105 |
| 2014 | 109 | 112 |
| 2015 | 102 | 91 |
| 2016 | 95 | 106 |
| 2017 | 86 | 110 |
| 2018 | 89 | 98 |
| 2019 | 93 | 101 |
| 2020 | 82 | 92 |
| 2021 | 84 | 91 |
| 2022 | 79 | 101 |
| 2023 | 45 | 109 |
| 2024 | 74 | 90 |
| 2025 | 74 | 78 |
| 2026 | 60 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- 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
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Length-modulating total joint prosthesis and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,008 B2
- Systems and methods for treating periprosthetic fractures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,662 B2Kanfit 3D.
- Distal centralizer for hip implant system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283806 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Device and method for making a prosthesis covered in medical cement17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272661 A1G21 S.R.L.
- Multi-piece implantable joint prosthesis17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272678 A1Canary Medical Inc.
- Multi-piece implantable joint prosthesis17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272679 A1Canary Medical Inc.
- Acetabular Component And Extraction Tool For Use Therewith10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263237 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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