A61F 2/3859
Femoral components
Official title: {Femoral components}
A61F2/3859 (Femoral components) appears on 1,703 US grants and 2,094 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,703
- Published applications
- 2,094
- Assignees
- 442
- Inventors
- 2,071
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 25 |
| 2003 | 30 | 39 |
| 2004 | 22 | 63 |
| 2005 | 14 | 61 |
| 2006 | 21 | 53 |
| 2007 | 24 | 66 |
| 2008 | 14 | 62 |
| 2009 | 35 | 63 |
| 2010 | 44 | 67 |
| 2011 | 50 | 83 |
| 2012 | 52 | 102 |
| 2013 | 74 | 100 |
| 2014 | 77 | 118 |
| 2015 | 106 | 91 |
| 2016 | 87 | 116 |
| 2017 | 102 | 104 |
| 2018 | 82 | 106 |
| 2019 | 111 | 130 |
| 2020 | 86 | 103 |
| 2021 | 100 | 110 |
| 2022 | 82 | 104 |
| 2023 | 70 | 98 |
| 2024 | 78 | 96 |
| 2025 | 58 | 73 |
| 2026 | 50 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reinforced arthroplasty stems with integrated threaded bosses and internal walker-type compression6 Oct 2026US 12,751,827 B1
- Surgical instrument adapter and methods for navigated orthopaedic surgical procedures29 Sep 2026US 12,746,070 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Medially stabilising knee endoprosthesis22 Sep 2026US 12,740,868 B2Aesculap AG
- Surgical implant8 Sep 2026US 12,728,009 B2Invibio Knees Limited
- Knee arthroplasty instrument with sensing capability25 Aug 2026US 12,714,444 B2Orthosoft Ulc
- Orthopaedic system with insert having a post for medial pivoting of a femoral component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306268 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Bio-implantable actuator and artificial joint comprising same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294635 A1
- Orthopaedic knee cone components for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure and instruments and methods for installing the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283802 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Knee arthroplasty implant components24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283807 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Knee prosthesis with anatomic geometry motion and laxity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283808 A1New York University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system1,600US 7,256,695 B2Microstrain, Inc. · 2007
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Devices and methods for surgery977US 9,861,446 B22018
- System and method for joint resurface repair805US 6,520,964 B2STD Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Cartilage repair unit724US 5,769,899 AMatrix Biotechnologies, Inc. · 1998