A61F 2002/4022
Having a concave shape
Official title: {having a concave shape, e.g. hemispherical cups}
A61F2002/4022 (Having a concave shape) appears on 262 US grants and 373 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 262
- Published applications
- 373
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 426
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 10 | 22 |
| 2014 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 25 |
| 2017 | 24 | 30 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 21 | 26 |
| 2021 | 13 | 30 |
| 2022 | 18 | 28 |
| 2023 | 16 | 23 |
| 2024 | 26 | 20 |
| 2025 | 25 | 34 |
| 2026 | 12 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Components for Use in a Universal Shoulder Prosthesis System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240659 A1Raphael S.F. Longobardi, LLC
- Bearing tray locking mechanism13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232453 A1Zimmer, Inc.
- Humeral reconstruction prosthesis13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232455 A1Fx Shoulder Solutions
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthopaedic implant303US 5,462,563 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Shoulder implant assembly263US 7,175,663 B1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · 2007
- Floating center prosthetic joint218US 4,206,517 ABiomedical Engineering Corp. · 1980
- Shoulder prosthesis assembly195US 6,953,478 B2Depuy France · 2005
- Shoulder-joint endoprosthesis160US 5,723,018 A1998