A61F 2/4609
Of acetabular cups
Official title: {of acetabular cups}
A61F2/4609 (Of acetabular cups) appears on 857 US grants and 1,044 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 857
- Published applications
- 1,044
- Assignees
- 270
- Inventors
- 1,239
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 13 |
| 2003 | 6 | 17 |
| 2004 | 9 | 21 |
| 2005 | 8 | 39 |
| 2006 | 11 | 22 |
| 2007 | 3 | 25 |
| 2008 | 10 | 26 |
| 2009 | 17 | 22 |
| 2010 | 25 | 35 |
| 2011 | 19 | 27 |
| 2012 | 25 | 61 |
| 2013 | 24 | 37 |
| 2014 | 39 | 72 |
| 2015 | 57 | 58 |
| 2016 | 44 | 57 |
| 2017 | 46 | 66 |
| 2018 | 32 | 54 |
| 2019 | 77 | 59 |
| 2020 | 41 | 69 |
| 2021 | 53 | 38 |
| 2022 | 54 | 69 |
| 2023 | 32 | 41 |
| 2024 | 52 | 40 |
| 2025 | 30 | 43 |
| 2026 | 25 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Implant removal tool22 Sep 2026US 12,740,872 B2TSJ Designs, LLC
- Expansible intervertebral implant15 Sep 2026US 12,734,043 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Apparatus for aligning an acetabular cup15 Sep 2026US 12,734,047 B2Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,516 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- A customized acetabular cage with integrated augment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306267 A1
- Constrained liner for a prosthetic joint8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306273 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- System and method for determining pelvic tilt based on antero-posterior radiographic images for intraoperative alignment of an acetabular component1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294646 A1Orthogrid Systems, Inc
- Offset acetabular shell impactor adapter10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263132 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Acetabular Component And Extraction Tool For Use Therewith10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263237 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Most cited
By later US patents
- Femoral prosthesis trial fitting device1,178US 4,135,517 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1979
- Six degree of freedom alignment display for medical procedures671US 7,660,623 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2010
- Knee arthroplasty method480US 7,806,896 B1Marctec, LLC · 2010
- Non-imaging, computer assisted navigation system for hip replacement surgery469US 6,711,431 B2Kinamed, Inc. · 2004
- Method of performing surgery416US 7,104,996 B2Marctec, LLC · 2006