A61F 2/40
For shoulders
Official title: for shoulders
A61F2/40 (For shoulders) appears on 1,836 US grants and 2,427 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,836
- Published applications
- 2,427
- Assignees
- 463
- Inventors
- 2,365
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 20 |
| 2002 | 30 | 38 |
| 2003 | 31 | 36 |
| 2004 | 34 | 75 |
| 2005 | 18 | 72 |
| 2006 | 21 | 67 |
| 2007 | 36 | 87 |
| 2008 | 19 | 60 |
| 2009 | 18 | 69 |
| 2010 | 38 | 92 |
| 2011 | 48 | 72 |
| 2012 | 62 | 88 |
| 2013 | 66 | 100 |
| 2014 | 96 | 111 |
| 2015 | 78 | 83 |
| 2016 | 96 | 105 |
| 2017 | 110 | 123 |
| 2018 | 77 | 106 |
| 2019 | 94 | 99 |
| 2020 | 91 | 125 |
| 2021 | 97 | 167 |
| 2022 | 98 | 155 |
| 2023 | 93 | 143 |
| 2024 | 119 | 123 |
| 2025 | 127 | 130 |
| 2026 | 57 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/4081Glenoid components830
- A61F 2/4014Humeral heads or necks786
- A61F 2/4059Humeral shafts511
- A61F 2/4003Replacing only the epiphyseal or metaphyseal parts of the humerus, i.e. endoprosthesis288
- A61F 2002/4011Including proximal or total replacement of the humerusIndexing code72
- A61F 2002/4088Acromial componentsIndexing code36
- A61F 2002/4096Coracoid process componentsIndexing code14
- A61F 2002/4092Clavicular componentsIndexing code11
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatuses for trialing a humeral head6 Oct 2026US 12,751,831 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Shoulder patient specific instrument22 Sep 2026US 12,740,873 B2Tornier SAS
- Methods and devices for installing standard and reverse shoulder implants15 Sep 2026US 12,733,945 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Soft tissue modeling and planning system for orthopedic surgical procedures15 Sep 2026US 12,733,978 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Shoulder implants and methods of use and assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,728,011 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- System for custom implant design and instrumentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294637 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Systems and methods of shoulder implant surgical guide1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294649 A1Acromio Tech, LLC
- Orthopaedic implant systems including retention features and methods of repair24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283810 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Offset adapters, trial implant systems, and implant systems allowing for selectable eccentricity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283811 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Surgical protocol for fixation of osteoporotic bone using inflatable device977US 4,969,888 A1990
- Devices and methods for surgery977US 9,861,446 B22018
- Expanding suture anchor856US 5,464,427 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1995