A61F 2002/4228
For interphalangeal joints, i.e. ip joints
Official title: {for interphalangeal joints, i.e. IP joints}
A61F2002/4228 (For interphalangeal joints, i.e. ip joints) appears on 112 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 112
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 247
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints11 Aug 2026US 12,702,457 B2Pace Surgical, Inc.
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272664 A1Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- System for joint fixation of extremity bone and related methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165758 A1Forma Medical, Inc.
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure14 May 2026US 2026/0130769 A1Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Joint Implants With Interface Surfaces Having Registration Features5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060808 A1Djit Medtech, Inc.
- System for joint fixation of extremity bone and related methods15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013916 A1Forma Medical, Inc.
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- Trapezial implant168US 5,326,364 AWright Medical Technology, Inc. · 1994
- Prosthesis for metacarpal-phalangeal and interphalangeal joints in hands or feet131US 5,984,971 ATecres S.P.A. · 1999
- Interphalangeal fusion pin127US 7,041,106 B1Biomet, Inc. · 2006