A61F 2002/4256
For carpo-metacarpal joints, i.e. cmc joints
Official title: {for carpo-metacarpal joints, i.e. CMC joints}
A61F2002/4256 (For carpo-metacarpal joints, i.e. cmc joints) appears on 98 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 194
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Suturing procedure10 Mar 2026US 12,569,239 B1Loci Orthopaedics Limited
- Interposition implants for the hand14 Oct 2025US 12,440,345 B2Tornier SAS
- Systems and methods of thumb caropmetacarpal joints implants30 Sep 2025US 12,427,022 B1Shoulder Hand Innovations LLC
- Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management6 May 2025US 12,290,443 B2Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc.
- Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management6 May 2025US 12,290,448 B2Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc.
- Systems and methods of thumb caropmetacarpal joints implants14 May 2026US 2026/0130764 A1Shoulder Hand Innovations LLC
- Trapezium Implant for Hemiarthroplasty of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096907 A1
- Joint replacement arthroplasty and joint resurfacing arthroplasty implant, method of implantation, and method of using same20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352352 A1
- Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331990 A1Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc.
- Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331993 A1Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for converting a metal carbide to carbon by etching in halogens566US 6,579,833 B1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2003
- Anatomically correct prosthesis and method and apparatus for manufacturing prosthesis411US 6,126,690 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 2000
- Anatomically correct prosthesis and method and apparatus for manufacturing prosthesis389US 6,459,948 B1The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 2002
- Joint prosthesis249US 6,007,580 ABionx Implants Oy · 1999
- Artificial joint system and method utilizing same for monitoring wear and displacement of artificial joint members223US 6,245,109 B1IntelliJoint Systems Ltd. · 2001