A61F 2002/3414
Polar protrusion
Official title: {Polar protrusion, e.g. for centering two concentric shells}
A61F2002/3414 (Polar protrusion) appears on 96 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lateralized dual-mobility assembly2 Jun 2026US 12,642,662 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Acetabular liner3 Dec 2024US 12,156,822 B2Encore Medical, L.P.
- Lateralized dual-mobility assembly12 Mar 2024US 11,925,562 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Acetabular cup system2 Jan 2024US 11,857,422 B2Encore Medical, L.P.
- Lateralized dual-mobility assembly28 Jun 2022US 11,369,475 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Modular Acetabular Cup System29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026946 A1RR Medical Pty Ltd
- Lateralized dual-mobility assembly30 May 2024US 2024/0173136 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Acetabular cup system2 May 2024US 2024/0138993 A1Encore Medical, LP DBA DJO Surgical
- Lateralized dual-mobility assembly8 Sep 2022US 2022/0280304 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Acetabular liner6 Jan 2022US 2022/0000641 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces388US 7,799,077 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2010
- Crosslinking of polyethylene for low wear using radiation and thermal treatments243US 6,228,900 B1The Orthopaedic Hospital and University of Southern California · 2001
- Transosseous core approach and instrumentation for joint replacement and repair237US 6,589,281 B22003
- Joint prosthesis and method of implantation221US 6,716,249 B22004
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces163US 8,709,089 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2014