A61F 2002/30329
Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts
Official title: {Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements}
A61F2002/30329 (Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts) appears on 10,362 US grants and 11,373 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 10,362
- Published applications
- 11,373
- Assignees
- 2,023
- Inventors
- 9,636
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 80 | 0 |
| 1991 | 57 | 0 |
| 1992 | 78 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 73 | 0 |
| 1995 | 83 | 0 |
| 1996 | 132 | 0 |
| 1997 | 142 | 0 |
| 1998 | 164 | 0 |
| 1999 | 203 | 0 |
| 2000 | 191 | 0 |
| 2001 | 178 | 63 |
| 2002 | 195 | 242 |
| 2003 | 172 | 296 |
| 2004 | 180 | 444 |
| 2005 | 154 | 497 |
| 2006 | 181 | 436 |
| 2007 | 174 | 446 |
| 2008 | 118 | 493 |
| 2009 | 213 | 448 |
| 2010 | 315 | 430 |
| 2011 | 356 | 433 |
| 2012 | 424 | 542 |
| 2013 | 485 | 501 |
| 2014 | 497 | 600 |
| 2015 | 466 | 479 |
| 2016 | 535 | 526 |
| 2017 | 530 | 549 |
| 2018 | 496 | 557 |
| 2019 | 491 | 521 |
| 2020 | 439 | 445 |
| 2021 | 407 | 464 |
| 2022 | 422 | 494 |
| 2023 | 386 | 412 |
| 2024 | 406 | 428 |
| 2025 | 412 | 388 |
| 2026 | 219 | 239 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30476Locked by an additional locking mechanismIndexing code5,561
- A61F 2002/30331Made by longitudinally pushing a protrusion into a complementarily-shaped recessIndexing code4,744
- A61F 2002/30383Made by laterally inserting a protrusionIndexing code2,918
- A61F 2002/30405Made by screwing complementary threads machined on the parts themselvesIndexing code2,232
- A61F 2002/30433Using additional screws, bolts, dowels, rivets or washers e.g. connecting screwsIndexing code2,174
- A61F 2002/30518With possibility of relative movement between the prosthetic partsIndexing code1,846
- A61F 2002/30471Connected by a hinged linkage mechanismIndexing code1,213
- A61F 2002/30448Using adhesivesIndexing code955
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- A61F 2002/30462Retained or tied with a rope, string, thread, wire or cableIndexing code931
- A61F 2002/30451Soldered or brazed or weldedIndexing code656
- A61F 2002/30428Made by inserting a protrusion into a slotIndexing code332
- A61F 2002/30426Bayonet couplingIndexing code278
- A61F 2002/30461Sutured, ligatured or stitchedIndexing code231
- A61F 2002/30474Using an intermediate sleeve interposed between both prosthetic parts to be coupledIndexing code206
- A61F 2002/30469Using band clampsIndexing code141
- A61F 2002/30467Using hook and loop-type fastenersIndexing code80
- A61F 2002/30459StapledIndexing code42
- A61F 2002/3053Having additional means for preventing unwanted connectionsIndexing code23
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