A61F 2005/0176
Supporting the patella
Official title: {supporting the patella}
A61F2005/0176 (Supporting the patella) appears on 94 US grants and 76 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 76
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 176
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the patella during knee articulation so as to address patella tracking error25 Aug 2026US 12,714,589 B2Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
- Support for articles and methods for using the same18 Mar 2025US 12,251,327 B2Ossur Hr
- Stabilizing rod for an orthopaedic aid25 Feb 2025US 12,232,994 B2Bauerfeind AG
- Orthopedic device for patellofemoral issues8 Oct 2024US 12,109,139 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Device to reduce steam pops and increase tissue stability during radiofrequency ablation9 Jul 2024US 12,029,617 B2Avent, Inc.
- Versatile Knee Brace2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302652 A1
- Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the patella during knee articulation so as to address patella tracking error13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082486 A1Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
- Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the patella during knee articulation so as to address patella tracking error6 Apr 2023US 2023/0108046 A1Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
- Orthopedic device for patellofemoral issues9 Feb 2023US 2023/0042470 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Support for articles and methods for using the same30 Jun 2022US 2022/0202604 A1Ossur Hf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resilient orthopaedic support with independently stretchable layers230US 5,823,981 ARoyce Medical Company · 1998
- Formed resilient orthopaedic support226US 5,334,135 A1994
- Formed resilient orthopaedic device216US 5,695,452 A1997
- Patella-femoral brace213US 5,277,697 AHanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. · 1994
- Dynamic patellar brace156US 4,296,744 A1981