A61F 2002/4659
For measuring a diameter
Official title: {for measuring a diameter}
A61F2002/4659 (For measuring a diameter) appears on 45 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 45
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 118
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Total reverse shoulder systems and methods2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090893 A1Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
- Bone preserving anatomic hip arthroplasty system26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053628 A1ABM Medical LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Repairing cartilage319US 6,146,385 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000
- Repairing cartilage318US 6,358,253 B1Smith & Newhew INC · 2002
- Facet joint prosthesis measurement and implant tools229US 7,051,451 B2Archus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2006
- Tissue measuring and suturing device122US 5,251,642 ABaxter International Inc. · 1993
- Facet joint prosthesis measurement and implant tools121US 7,290,347 B2Archus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2007