A61F 2220/0025
Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts
Official title: Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements
A61F2220/0025 (Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts) appears on 10,978 US grants and 12,478 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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| 2025 | 327 | 427 |
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2220/0075Sutured, ligatured or stitched, retained or tied with a rope, string, threadIndexing code3,606
- A61F 2220/0033Made by longitudinally pushing a protrusion into a complementary-shaped recessIndexing code3,581
- A61F 2220/005Using adhesivesIndexing code2,043
- A61F 2220/0041Using additional screws, bolts, dowels or rivetsIndexing code1,773
- A61F 2220/0058Soldered or brazed or weldedIndexing code1,547
- A61F 2220/0091Connected by a hinged linkage mechanismIndexing code846
- A61F 2220/0066StapledIndexing code374
- A61F 2220/0083Using hook and loop-type fastenersIndexing code221
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