A61F 2002/4051
Connections of heads directly to shafts
Official title: {Connections of heads directly to shafts}
A61F2002/4051 (Connections of heads directly to shafts) appears on 199 US grants and 207 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 207
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 301
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 8 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 | 19 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Patient-specific bone fracture prostheses and methods of making the same10 Mar 2026US 12,569,346 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Humeral implant and method24 Feb 2026US 12,558,227 B2
- Convertible stem/fracture stem30 Dec 2025US 12,508,132 B2Tornier SAS
- Hydraulic taper separator for orthopaedic implant systems and methods of disassembly16 Dec 2025US 12,496,192 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing a patient-specific prosthesis for a fractured long bone9 Sep 2025US 12,409,038 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Bearing tray locking mechanism13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232453 A1Zimmer, Inc.
- Superior approach stemless implant2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183118 A1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
- Patient-specific bone fracture prostheses and methods of making the same28 May 2026US 2026/0144642 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Convertible stem/fracture stem19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076804 A1Tornier SAS
- Humeral shoulder implant12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041561 A1Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular prosthesis307US 5,314,479 ADePuy Inc. · 1994
- Prosthetic hip joint having sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surfaces277US 6,290,726 B1Diamicron, Inc. · 2001
- Shoulder implant assembly263US 7,175,663 B1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · 2007
- Shoulder Prosthesis262US 6,168,628 AAcumed LLC · 2001
- Diamond-surfaced cup for use in a prosthetic joint262US 6,488,715 B1Diamicron, Inc. · 2002