A61F 5/0111
For the feet or ankles
Official title: {for the feet or ankles}
A61F5/0111 (For the feet or ankles) appears on 1,038 US grants and 1,112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,038
- Published applications
- 1,112
- Assignees
- 484
- Inventors
- 1,738
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 21 | 15 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 17 | 24 |
| 2005 | 12 | 32 |
| 2006 | 16 | 34 |
| 2007 | 16 | 34 |
| 2008 | 6 | 26 |
| 2009 | 11 | 33 |
| 2010 | 32 | 31 |
| 2011 | 23 | 34 |
| 2012 | 23 | 36 |
| 2013 | 29 | 49 |
| 2014 | 34 | 62 |
| 2015 | 30 | 45 |
| 2016 | 44 | 69 |
| 2017 | 36 | 82 |
| 2018 | 36 | 51 |
| 2019 | 49 | 72 |
| 2020 | 52 | 64 |
| 2021 | 38 | 53 |
| 2022 | 44 | 59 |
| 2023 | 51 | 50 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 |
| 2026 | 38 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Appendage support6 Oct 2026US 12,751,849 B2
- Adaptive stiffness energy return structure for orthopedics6 Oct 2026US 12,751,850 B2Triton Systems, Inc.
- Inflation control valve29 Sep 2026US 12,746,139 B2Djo, LLC
- Orthopaedic device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,142 B2
- Ankle support comprising an one-piece shell having a lateral shell section, and a medial shell section15 Sep 2026US 12,734,058 B2Nea International B.V.
- Medical boot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306287 A1
- Ambulatory protective device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294662 A1Foot Defender, LLC
- Ankle foot orthosis with track system and mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294665 A1Thrive Orthopedics, LLC
- Walking boot apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283828 A1ManaMed, LLC
- Ankle foot orthosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283829 A1Thorwear Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound healing foot wrap1,273US 6,488,643 B1KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2002
- Orthopedic device having gel pad with phase change material298US 4,964,402 ARoyce Medical Company · 1990
- Formed resilient orthopaedic support226US 5,334,135 A1994
- Formed resilient orthopaedic device216US 5,695,452 A1997
- Biofeedback activated orthosis for foot-drop rehabilitation200US 5,112,296 ABoard of Supervisors of Louisiana State University · 1992