A61F 2/38
For elbows or knees
Official title: for elbows or knees
A61F2/38 (For elbows or knees) appears on 4,611 US grants and 5,267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 4,611
- Published applications
- 5,267
- Assignees
- 1,069
- Inventors
- 5,186
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 58 | 0 |
| 1995 | 54 | 0 |
| 1996 | 51 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 74 | 0 |
| 1999 | 92 | 0 |
| 2000 | 91 | 0 |
| 2001 | 70 | 32 |
| 2002 | 67 | 95 |
| 2003 | 76 | 127 |
| 2004 | 65 | 173 |
| 2005 | 59 | 175 |
| 2006 | 67 | 169 |
| 2007 | 71 | 182 |
| 2008 | 46 | 199 |
| 2009 | 82 | 202 |
| 2010 | 114 | 211 |
| 2011 | 136 | 238 |
| 2012 | 158 | 230 |
| 2013 | 192 | 290 |
| 2014 | 229 | 339 |
| 2015 | 264 | 207 |
| 2016 | 252 | 246 |
| 2017 | 280 | 250 |
| 2018 | 202 | 228 |
| 2019 | 217 | 256 |
| 2020 | 190 | 210 |
| 2021 | 193 | 256 |
| 2022 | 166 | 223 |
| 2023 | 148 | 220 |
| 2024 | 168 | 207 |
| 2025 | 172 | 181 |
| 2026 | 99 | 121 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/389Tibial components1,828
- A61F 2/3859Femoral components1,703
- A61F 2/3836Special connection between upper and lower leg538
- A61F 2/3868With sliding tibial bearing531
- A61F 2/3877Patellae or trochleae525
- A61F 2/3886For stabilising knees against anterior or lateral dislocations511
- A61F 2002/3895UnicompartimentalIndexing code508
- A61F 2/3804For elbows430
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