A61F 2002/348
Additional features
Official title: {Additional features}
A61F2002/348 (Additional features) appears on 328 US grants and 343 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 328
- Published applications
- 343
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 596
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 13 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 9 | 13 |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 44 |
| 2013 | 11 | 15 |
| 2014 | 17 | 12 |
| 2015 | 18 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 | 18 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 22 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/3493Spherical shell significantly greater than a hemisphereIndexing code130
- A61F 2002/3483Having a convex shapeIndexing code87
- A61F 2002/3495Spherical shell significantly smaller than a hemisphereIndexing code59
- A61F 2002/3487Partial acetabular cupsIndexing code50
- A61F 2002/3482Two hemispherical halves having completely different structuresIndexing code48
- A61F 2002/349Shell having a wavy or undulated peripheral rimIndexing code45
- A61F 2002/3485Shells made of block segments linked by thin connecting stripsIndexing code12
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Femoral prosthesis trial fitting device1,178US 4,135,517 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1979
- Radiation and melt treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene prosthetic device and method280US 6,641,617 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Acetabular cup assembly with selected bearing252US 6,475,243 B1Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2002
- Melt-irradiated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene prosthetic devices222US 5,879,400 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1999
- Variable geometry rim surface acetabular shell liner209US 7,074,241 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2006