A61F 2/4606
Of wrists or ankles
Official title: {of wrists or ankles; of hands, e.g. fingers; of feet, e.g. toes}
A61F2/4606 (Of wrists or ankles) appears on 323 US grants and 450 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 450
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 472
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 13 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 19 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 | 27 |
| 2021 | 29 | 58 |
| 2022 | 22 | 34 |
| 2023 | 32 | 33 |
| 2024 | 27 | 47 |
| 2025 | 30 | 34 |
| 2026 | 34 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Systems and methods for joint fusion6 Oct 2026US 12,751,836 B2Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Implant for fusing at least two bone components and method of fusing bone components using the implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,126 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Method for performing an ankle arthroplasty15 Sep 2026US 12,734,046 B2Extremis Robotics
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272664 A1Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Systems and methods for metatarsal phalangeal joint fusion3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256506 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Dowel Guide Instrument and Method for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248623 A1Apex Orthopedics Holdings, LLC
- Coupling systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243283 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
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
- Custom radiographically designed cutting guides and instruments for use in total ankle replacement surgery352US 8,337,503 B22012
- Surgical fastener assembly296US 5,976,139 A1999