A61F 5/013
For the arms, hands or fingers
Official title: {for the arms, hands or fingers (A61F5/0118 takes precedence)}
A61F5/013 (For the arms, hands or fingers) appears on 419 US grants and 494 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 419
- Published applications
- 494
- Assignees
- 231
- Inventors
- 924
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2019 | 29 | 37 |
| 2020 | 25 | 37 |
| 2021 | 21 | 38 |
| 2022 | 22 | 27 |
| 2023 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 30 | 39 |
| 2025 | 22 | 29 |
| 2026 | 26 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- 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
- Adjustable finger splints13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232474 A1Virak Orthopedic Research LLC
- Reversibly closable limb orthosis or limb bandage or sports aid device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207366 A1
- Tendon-driven wearable orthosis and method for calibrating a tendon-driven wearable orthosis23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207412 A1Universität Heidelberg
- Adjustable orthosis joint for the controlled movement and/or fixation of a hand, and orthosis comprising such an orthosis joint4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151248 A1Kimebo Ug (HaftungsbeschräNkt)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic orthopedic braces1,486US 6,592,538 B1New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery · 2003
- Extension block finger splint207US 5,232,436 A1993
- Range-of-motion splint with eccentric spring175US 5,437,619 AEmpi, Inc. · 1995
- Adjustable orthosis having one-piece connector section for flexing166US 5,685,830 A1997
- Adjustable orthosis159US 5,456,268 A1995