A61F 2002/5007
Having elastic means different from springs
Official title: {having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert}
A61F2002/5007 (Having elastic means different from springs) appears on 488 US grants and 439 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Robotic prosthetic foot having elastic body1 Sep 2026US 12,721,739 B2Hugo Dynamics
- Prosthetic foot11 Aug 2026US 12,702,571 B2Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Automated hand21 Jul 2026US 12,685,652 B2Taska Prosthetics Limited
- Automated hand14 Jul 2026US 12,678,302 B2Taska Prosthetics Limited
- Prosthetic foot14 Jul 2026US 12,678,303 B2Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Hand orthosis or hand prosthesis, and system consisting of a hand orthosis or hand prothesis and counter element20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240674 A1Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Prosthetic foot component19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076811 A1
- Ventilated prosthetic liner12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069436 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Prosthetic foot with spaced spring elements26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053645 A1Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
- Adjustable seal system, seal component and method for using the same8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007530 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sleeve-shaped article, particularly for amputation stumps189US 4,923,474 AOssur Hf · 1990
- Orthopedic supports and material for making same183US 4,832,010 A1989
- Below-knee prosthesis178US 5,728,170 AOtto Bock Orthopaedische Industrie Besitz- und Verwaltungs-Kommanditgesel lschaft · 1998
- Lower limb prosthesis with means for restricting dorsi-flexion177US 5,112,356 AChas. A. Blatchford & Sons Limited · 1992
- Adjustable prosthesis joint173US 5,957,981 AGramtec Innovation AB · 1999