A61F 2/4603
For insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof
Official title: {for insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof}
A61F2/4603 (For insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof) appears on 8,440 US grants and 10,269 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 8,440
- Published applications
- 10,269
- Assignees
- 1,629
- Inventors
- 8,015
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | 67 | 0 |
| 1999 | 89 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 102 | 44 |
| 2002 | 97 | 196 |
| 2003 | 125 | 236 |
| 2004 | 128 | 327 |
| 2005 | 92 | 332 |
| 2006 | 132 | 311 |
| 2007 | 120 | 354 |
| 2008 | 71 | 349 |
| 2009 | 161 | 312 |
| 2010 | 231 | 337 |
| 2011 | 273 | 329 |
| 2012 | 290 | 426 |
| 2013 | 381 | 353 |
| 2014 | 367 | 496 |
| 2015 | 403 | 416 |
| 2016 | 407 | 503 |
| 2017 | 456 | 490 |
| 2018 | 409 | 545 |
| 2019 | 495 | 548 |
| 2020 | 429 | 509 |
| 2021 | 455 | 539 |
| 2022 | 470 | 559 |
| 2023 | 442 | 474 |
| 2024 | 471 | 485 |
| 2025 | 489 | 469 |
| 2026 | 322 | 330 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/4611Of spinal prostheses5,036
- A61F 2002/4625With relative movement between parts of the instrument during useIndexing code3,165
- A61F 2002/4629Connected to the endoprosthesis or implant via a threaded connectionIndexing code1,445
- A61F 2/4609Of acetabular cups857
- A61F 2002/4622Having the shape of a forceps or a clampIndexing code647
- A61F 2002/4619For extractionIndexing code633
- A61F 2/4607Of hip femoral endoprostheses589
- A61F 2/461Of knees569
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