A61F 2002/3417
The outer shell having protrusions on meridian lines
Official title: {the outer shell having protrusions on meridian lines, e.g. equidistant fins or wings around the equatorial zone}
A61F2002/3417 (The outer shell having protrusions on meridian lines) appears on 57 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 57
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 110
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Hip arthroplasty implants14 Nov 2024US 2024/0374391 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Robotic Acetabulum Preparation For Acceptance of Acetabular Cup With Engagement Features24 Oct 2024US 2024/0350273 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Total anatomic hip prosthesis198US 5,725,593 A1998
- Elliptic acetabular component for a hip prothesis195US 6,059,833 AEndocare, Inc. · 2000
- Cup for a knee-joint prosthesis172US 6,325,829 B1Plus Endoprothetik AG · 2001
- Laser-produced porous structure166US 9,456,901 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2016
- Acetabular cup prosthesis164US 4,743,262 A1988