A61F 2002/3611
Heads or epiphyseal parts of femur
Official title: {Heads or epiphyseal parts of femur}
A61F2002/3611 (Heads or epiphyseal parts of femur) appears on 1,044 US grants and 1,031 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,044
- Published applications
- 1,031
- Assignees
- 360
- Inventors
- 1,669
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 16 |
| 2002 | 31 | 49 |
| 2003 | 27 | 55 |
| 2004 | 33 | 83 |
| 2005 | 27 | 105 |
| 2006 | 32 | 76 |
| 2007 | 32 | 81 |
| 2008 | 24 | 72 |
| 2009 | 32 | 41 |
| 2010 | 47 | 43 |
| 2011 | 48 | 31 |
| 2012 | 47 | 60 |
| 2013 | 40 | 28 |
| 2014 | 39 | 25 |
| 2015 | 31 | 20 |
| 2016 | 33 | 31 |
| 2017 | 27 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 23 |
| 2019 | 25 | 26 |
| 2020 | 22 | 31 |
| 2021 | 25 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 30 |
| 2023 | 8 | 18 |
| 2024 | 22 | 19 |
| 2025 | 19 | 16 |
| 2026 | 16 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Patient specific femoral prosthesis16 Jun 2026US 12,653,684 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Device and method for producing spacers2 Jun 2026US 12,642,660 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Mechanical implant for hip and shoulder arthroplasty20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240660 A1
- Apparatus, system, and method for determining a position of a hip prosthesis in a bone of a patient6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224289 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Flexible stem25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174564 A1Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Artificial hip joint prosthesis and method for mounting the same4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151236 A1Beijing Naton Medical Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer-assisted surgery planner and intra-operative guidance system1,223US 6,205,411 B1Carnegie Mellon University · 2001
- Femoral prosthesis trial fitting device1,178US 4,135,517 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1979
- Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors845US 6,447,448 B1Ball Semiconductor, Inc. · 2002
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998
- Apparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in joints689US 5,880,976 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1999