A61F 2002/4062
Proximal or metaphyseal parts of shafts
Official title: {Proximal or metaphyseal parts of shafts}
A61F2002/4062 (Proximal or metaphyseal parts of shafts) appears on 294 US grants and 315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 294
- Published applications
- 315
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 439
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 10 |
| 2002 | 15 | 12 |
| 2003 | 15 | 12 |
| 2004 | 14 | 23 |
| 2005 | 10 | 22 |
| 2006 | 8 | 7 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 23 |
| 2021 | 8 | 21 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 16 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 | 17 |
| 2025 | 12 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods for shoulder prostheses8 Sep 2026US 12,728,019 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Implant component24 Mar 2026US 12,582,530 B2Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
- Dual mobility cup reverse shoulder prosthesis24 Mar 2026US 12,582,532 B2The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Patient-specific bone fracture prostheses and methods of making the same10 Mar 2026US 12,569,346 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Orthopedic components10 Feb 2026US 12,544,232 B2Encore Medical, L.P.
- Universal Humeral Stem System3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256594 A1
- Orthopedic components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248617 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- Humeral reconstruction prosthesis13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232455 A1Fx Shoulder Solutions
- 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.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone625US 6,066,154 AKyphon Inc. · 2000
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone617US 6,235,043 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone407US 6,423,083 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2002
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone380US 6,981,981 B2Kyphon Inc. · 2006