A61F 2/4241
For hands
Official title: {for hands, e.g. fingers}
A61F2/4241 (For hands) appears on 472 US grants and 479 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 472
- Published applications
- 479
- Assignees
- 265
- Inventors
- 864
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 21 | 16 |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 |
| 2004 | 12 | 23 |
| 2005 | 2 | 21 |
| 2006 | 9 | 24 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 24 |
| 2011 | 13 | 23 |
| 2012 | 14 | 17 |
| 2013 | 20 | 27 |
| 2014 | 21 | 26 |
| 2015 | 20 | 12 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 |
| 2019 | 21 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 | 25 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Small bone fixation systems and techniques with guide sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,380 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,516 B2Aurora Medical Limited
- Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints11 Aug 2026US 12,702,457 B2Pace Surgical, Inc.
- Suture-locking washer for use with a bone anchor, and method for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty, and other novel orthopedic apparatus and other novel orthopedic procedures23 Jun 2026US 12,661,103 B2Simparo Inc.
- Osteosynthesis Device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240574 A1Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Metacarpal fixation screw16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199099 A1Dev4 LLC
- Systems and methods of thumb caropmetacarpal joints implants14 May 2026US 2026/0130764 A1Shoulder Hand Innovations LLC
- Trapezium Implant for Hemiarthroplasty of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096907 A1
- Polyisobutylene-based polyurethanes for medical implant devices19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076803 A1Innovia LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer-assisted surgery planner and intra-operative guidance system1,223US 6,205,411 B1Carnegie Mellon University · 2001
- Implants for replacing cartilage, with negatively-charged hydrogel surfaces and flexible matrix reinforcement785US 9,314,339 B2Formae, Inc. · 2016
- Apparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in joints689US 5,880,976 ACarnegie Mellon University · 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
- Apparatus and method facilitating the implantation of artificial components in joints564US 6,002,859 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1999