A61F 2002/4044
Connections of necks to shafts
Official title: {Connections of necks to shafts}
A61F2002/4044 (Connections of necks to shafts) appears on 146 US grants and 175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 175
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 265
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatuses for trialing a humeral head6 Oct 2026US 12,751,831 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Methods for shoulder prostheses8 Sep 2026US 12,728,019 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Implant component assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,685,642 B2Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Adjustable orthopedic connections3 Mar 2026US 12,564,497 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Orthopedic components10 Feb 2026US 12,544,232 B2Encore Medical, L.P.
- Orthopaedic implant systems including retention features and methods of repair24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283810 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Orthopedic components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248617 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- Mechanical implant for hip and shoulder arthroplasty20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240660 A1
- Humeral reconstruction prosthesis13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232455 A1Fx Shoulder Solutions
- Reverse shoulder prosthesis and related methods16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102255 A1Skeletal Dynamics LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular shoulder prosthesis367US 5,358,526 AEtablissements Tornier · 1994
- Adjustable modular orthopedic implant266US 5,906,644 A1999
- Shoulder implant assembly263US 7,175,663 B1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · 2007
- Modular shoulder prosthesis system249US 6,197,062 B1Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2001
- Intermedullary rod apparatus and methods of repairing proximal humerus fractures242US 5,776,194 ANuvana Medical Innovations, LLC · 1998