A61F 5/04
Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs
Official title: Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
A61F5/04 (Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs) appears on 1,926 US grants and 1,777 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,926
- Published applications
- 1,777
- Assignees
- 812
- Inventors
- 3,223
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 41 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 4 |
| 2002 | 30 | 24 |
| 2003 | 42 | 37 |
| 2004 | 24 | 51 |
| 2005 | 28 | 45 |
| 2006 | 28 | 44 |
| 2007 | 21 | 45 |
| 2008 | 19 | 37 |
| 2009 | 15 | 47 |
| 2010 | 28 | 55 |
| 2011 | 35 | 70 |
| 2012 | 42 | 70 |
| 2013 | 36 | 76 |
| 2014 | 60 | 88 |
| 2015 | 55 | 85 |
| 2016 | 61 | 111 |
| 2017 | 51 | 109 |
| 2018 | 55 | 109 |
| 2019 | 80 | 88 |
| 2020 | 78 | 84 |
| 2021 | 55 | 108 |
| 2022 | 78 | 80 |
| 2023 | 67 | 75 |
| 2024 | 82 | 74 |
| 2025 | 76 | 86 |
| 2026 | 61 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inflation control valve29 Sep 2026US 12,746,139 B2Djo, LLC
- Connector for an orthopedic device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,140 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Halo intrinsic traction (HIT) device for preoperative curvature correction of severe pediatric scoliosis and/or kyphosis29 Sep 2026US 12,746,141 B2Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.
- Orthopaedic device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,142 B2
- Wrist brace8 Sep 2026US 12,728,025 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Vacuum splint dressing with granule filling17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272694 A1
- Thermally reconfigurable vitrimer-based orthopedic cast for distal radius fracture immobilization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272695 A1Alfaisal University
- Non-Compressive Cervical Collars10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263255 A1
- Corrective apparatus for deformed external ear10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263256 A1Eargear, LLC
- Device for treating sleep apnea or other breathing disorder10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263263 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound dressing and method of forming same1,344US 4,872,450 A1989
- Orthopedic apparatus280US 3,955,565 A1976
- Orthopaedic splints249US 4,441,489 ANational Research Development Corporation · 1984
- Traction mechanism247US 5,451,203 AOrthopedic Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Orthopedic splint arrangement234US 4,813,406 AIMS Limited · 1989