A61F 2/4003
Replacing only the epiphyseal or metaphyseal parts of the humerus, i.e. endoprosthesis
Official title: {Replacing only the epiphyseal or metaphyseal parts of the humerus, i.e. endoprosthesis not comprising an entire humeral shaft (replacing only the epiphyseal or metaphyseal parts of the femur A61F2/3601)}
A61F2/4003 (Replacing only the epiphyseal or metaphyseal parts of the humerus, i.e. endoprosthesis) appears on 288 US grants and 404 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 288
- Published applications
- 404
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 383
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 22 | 25 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Orthopedic shoulder guide18 Aug 2026US 12,708,381 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Humeral head implant system28 Jul 2026US 12,690,977 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Shoulder implant impactor with stabilization features28 Apr 2026US 12,611,318 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Universal broach system for humeral implants7 Apr 2026US 12,594,083 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Humeral and glenoid articular surface implant systems and methods24 Mar 2026US 12,582,531 B2Arthrosurface Incorporated
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Liner locking systems and assembly methods for arthroplasty implant systems13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232454 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Superior approach stemless implant2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183118 A1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
- Patient-specific bone fracture prostheses and methods of making the same28 May 2026US 2026/0144642 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Adjunctive implants for fracture stabilization30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115007 A1PZ Ortho
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical protocol for fixation of osteoporotic bone using inflatable device977US 4,969,888 A1990
- Surgical protocol for fixation of bone using inflatable device739US 5,108,404 A1992
- Joint surface replacement system400US 5,683,466 A1997
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces388US 7,799,077 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2010
- Method and device for regenerating cartilage in articulating joints344US 6,171,340 B22001