A61F 5/0123
For the knees
Official title: {for the knees (A61F5/0106 takes precedence)}
A61F5/0123 (For the knees) appears on 1,195 US grants and 1,157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,195
- Published applications
- 1,157
- Assignees
- 457
- Inventors
- 1,793
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 20 | 17 |
| 2003 | 14 | 20 |
| 2004 | 14 | 26 |
| 2005 | 14 | 30 |
| 2006 | 17 | 30 |
| 2007 | 16 | 26 |
| 2008 | 14 | 21 |
| 2009 | 20 | 35 |
| 2010 | 23 | 38 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 |
| 2012 | 33 | 43 |
| 2013 | 21 | 47 |
| 2014 | 43 | 59 |
| 2015 | 31 | 76 |
| 2016 | 46 | 55 |
| 2017 | 39 | 56 |
| 2018 | 41 | 68 |
| 2019 | 48 | 74 |
| 2020 | 57 | 61 |
| 2021 | 54 | 72 |
| 2022 | 43 | 52 |
| 2023 | 54 | 55 |
| 2024 | 47 | 61 |
| 2025 | 60 | 52 |
| 2026 | 41 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-part support device for an orthosis6 Oct 2026US 12,751,848 B2Bauerfeind AG
- Connector for an orthopedic device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,140 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Brace having integrated remote patient monitoring technology and method of using same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,724 B2Djo, LLC
- Method for controlling a damping modification15 Sep 2026US 12,734,048 B2Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
- 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
- Hinge assembly for an orthopedic device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294661 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Cable knee brace system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294663 A1Mobius Technologies, Inc.
- Hinge assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294664 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Ankle foot orthosis with track system and mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294665 A1Thrive Orthopedics, LLC
- Garment for stabilizing a human anatomical joint24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283830 A1Stoko Design Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Knee brace and method for securing the same278US 7,198,610 B2Ossur Hf · 2007
- External ligament system244US 5,599,288 AGSA, Inc. · 1997
- Formed resilient orthopaedic support226US 5,334,135 A1994
- Formed resilient orthopaedic device216US 5,695,452 A1997
- Knee brace and method for securing the same215US 7,597,675 B2Ossur Hf · 2009