A61F 2/3854
With ball and socket joint
Official title: {with ball and socket joint}
A61F2/3854 (With ball and socket joint) appears on 46 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 76
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Independently implantable sensors for orthopedic implants29 Jul 2025US 12,370,062 B2Zimmer, Inc.
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- Machine learning based joint evaluation method12 Dec 2023US 11,839,550 B1Little Engine, LLC
- Knee prosthesis28 Mar 2023US 11,612,487 B2
- Independently implantable sensors for orthopedic implants12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069433 A1Zimmer, Inc.
- Hinge Knee Preparation Instrumentation And Associated Methods15 May 2025US 2025/0152371 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Medially stabilising knee endoprosthesis20 Mar 2025US 2025/0090335 A1Aesculap AG
- Hinge Knee Preparation Instrumentation And Associated Methods26 Sep 2024US 2024/0315849 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Knee Adapter for Connecting an Endoprosthesis to an Exoprosthesis25 Jul 2024US 2024/0245533 A1Back to Mobility GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Knee joint prosthesis137US 4,016,606 AResearch Corporation · 1977
- Prosthetic joint for total knee replacement114US 4,001,896 AZimmer USA, Inc. · 1977
- Hinged joint system98US 7,572,292 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2009
- Spherical knee joint prosthesis92US 6,117,175 A2000
- Endoprosthetic knee joint86US 5,755,804 APlus Endoprothetik AG · 1998