A61F 2002/4251
For metacarpo-phalangeal joints, i.e. mcp or mp joints
Official title: {for metacarpo-phalangeal joints, i.e. MCP or MP joints, e.g. knuckle joints}
A61F2002/4251 (For metacarpo-phalangeal joints, i.e. mcp or mp joints) appears on 138 US grants and 85 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 85
- Assignees
- 91
- Inventors
- 296
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints11 Aug 2026US 12,702,457 B2Pace Surgical, Inc.
- Suture-locking washer for use with a bone anchor, and method for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty, and other novel orthopedic apparatus and other novel orthopedic procedures23 Jun 2026US 12,661,103 B2Simparo Inc.
- Suturing procedure10 Mar 2026US 12,569,239 B1Loci Orthopaedics Limited
- Casting mold for finger joint spacers10 Feb 2026US 12,544,956 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Metatarsophalangeal joint implants and methods thereof6 Jan 2026US 12,514,614 B2Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Systems and methods of thumb caropmetacarpal joints implants14 May 2026US 2026/0130764 A1Shoulder Hand Innovations LLC
- Metatarsophalangeal joint implants and methods thereof29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026843 A1Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339187 A1Pace Surgical, Inc.
- Metatarsophalangeal joint implants and methods thereof10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221738 A1Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Metatarsophalangeal joint implants and methods thereof10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221739 A1Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces388US 7,799,077 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2010
- Method and device for regenerating cartilage in articulating joints344US 6,171,340 B22001
- Biocompatible polymer membranes and methods of preparation of three dimensional membrane structures297US 5,514,378 AChildren's Medical Center Corporation · 1996
- Method and apparatus for augmentating osteointegration of prosthetic implant devices287US 6,214,049 B1Comfort Biomedical, Inc. · 2001
- Joint prosthesis249US 6,007,580 ABionx Implants Oy · 1999