A61F 2/384
Hinged, i.e. with transverse axle restricting the movement
Official title: {hinged, i.e. with transverse axle restricting the movement}
A61F2/384 (Hinged, i.e. with transverse axle restricting the movement) appears on 252 US grants and 248 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 252
- Published applications
- 248
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 351
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 | 28 |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 |
| 2019 | 15 | 12 |
| 2020 | 16 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Knee arthroplasty with modular femoral adapters16 Jun 2026US 12,653,685 B2
- Implants for adding joint inclination to a knee arthroplasty2 Jun 2026US 12,642,664 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Hinged articulating spacer system for revision knee arthroplasty5 May 2026US 12,616,577 B2
- Hinge knee assembly guide13 Jan 2026US 12,521,247 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Prosthesis surface treatment for soft tissue attachment thereto30 Dec 2025US 12,508,133 B2Onkos Surgical, Inc.
- Implantable prosthesis for replacement of the human knee joint10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263226 A1
- Knee arthroplasty with modular femoral adapters10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263227 A1
- Non-invasively adjustable bone prosthesis25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174479 A1Granite Medical, LLC
- Medical device employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069428 A1SpineX Tec, LLC
- Knee replacement implant having stackable spacers20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352348 A1Encore Medical, LP DBA DJO Surgical
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for converting a metal carbide to carbon by etching in halogens566US 6,579,833 B1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2003
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism453US 8,303,663 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2012
- Totally posterior stabilized knee prosthesis407US 5,236,461 A1993
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism380US 8,771,360 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2014
- Prosthetic knee joint315US 5,282,867 A1994