A61F 2/4081
Glenoid components
Official title: {Glenoid components, e.g. cups}
A61F2/4081 (Glenoid components) appears on 830 US grants and 1,151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 830
- Published applications
- 1,151
- Assignees
- 219
- Inventors
- 1,116
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 15 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 16 | 24 |
| 2005 | 8 | 30 |
| 2006 | 7 | 21 |
| 2007 | 14 | 40 |
| 2008 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 27 |
| 2010 | 9 | 28 |
| 2011 | 24 | 32 |
| 2012 | 15 | 34 |
| 2013 | 24 | 44 |
| 2014 | 33 | 47 |
| 2015 | 28 | 44 |
| 2016 | 47 | 48 |
| 2017 | 51 | 62 |
| 2018 | 28 | 53 |
| 2019 | 41 | 47 |
| 2020 | 55 | 72 |
| 2021 | 49 | 101 |
| 2022 | 62 | 78 |
| 2023 | 50 | 80 |
| 2024 | 70 | 65 |
| 2025 | 72 | 76 |
| 2026 | 28 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Additively manufactured implant with ceramic coating25 Aug 2026US 12,714,568 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Tibial insert with modular case18 Aug 2026US 12,708,529 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- System and method for repairing articular surfaces11 Aug 2026US 12,702,564 B2Arthrosurface Incorporated
- System for custom implant design and instrumentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294637 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Systems and methods of retention for glenosphere17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272659 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Prosthetic devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272663 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Articular surface implant systems and methods including glenoid reverse shoulder10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263230 A1Arthrosurface Incorporated
- Orthopedic components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248617 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mold apparatus and kit for in situ tissue repair723US 6,443,988 B1Disc Dynamics, Inc. · 2002
- Articulating joint repair590US 5,888,220 AAdvanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 1999
- 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
- Biomaterial system for in situ tissue repair512US 6,306,177 B1Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 2001
- Glenoid component installation tools477US 5,030,219 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1991