A61F 2002/30667
Features concerning an interaction with the environment or a particular use of
Official title: {Features concerning an interaction with the environment or a particular use of the prosthesis}
A61F2002/30667 (Features concerning an interaction with the environment or a particular use of) appears on 3,428 US grants and 4,235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,428
- Published applications
- 4,235
- Assignees
- 1,118
- Inventors
- 5,003
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 105 | 159 |
| 2024 | 103 | 121 |
| 2025 | 101 | 116 |
| 2026 | 81 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30677Means for introducing or releasing pharmaceutical productsIndexing code1,435
- A61F 2002/30682Means for preventing migration of particles released by the jointIndexing code430
- A61F 2002/3069Revision endoprosthesesIndexing code343
- A61F 2002/30668Means for transferring electromagnetic energy to implantsIndexing code339
- A61F 2002/30672TemporaryIndexing code320
- A61F 2002/3071Identification meansIndexing code315
- A61F 2002/30673Lubricating meansIndexing code290
- A61F 2002/30708Means for distinguishing between left-sided and right-sided devices, sets comprising both left-sidedIndexing code157
All 19 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61F 2002/30688Means for allowing passage or sliding of tendons or ligamentsIndexing code99
- A61F 2002/307Prostheses for animalsIndexing code98
- A61F 2002/30718Means for protecting prosthetic partsIndexing code68
- A61F 2002/30706Specially designed for childrenIndexing code49
- A61F 2002/30719Means for cleaning prosthesesIndexing code37
- A61F 2002/30691Drainage meansIndexing code24
- A61F 2002/30716For single useIndexing code23
- A61F 2002/30693Air venting meansIndexing code13
- A61F 2002/30698Alarm meansIndexing code10
- A61F 2002/30695Sound-damping or noise-reducing meansIndexing code8
- A61F 2002/30696Means for preventing the accidental forgetting of prosthetic parts inside the bodyIndexing code2
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