A61F 5/042
For extension or stretching
Official title: for extension or stretching
A61F5/042 (For extension or stretching) appears on 145 US grants and 202 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 202
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 302
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 15 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Orthosis or exoskeleton system with modular elements18 Aug 2026US 12,708,544 B2Opum Technologies Limited
- Knee joint rehabilitation assist device and method30 Jun 2026US 12,667,510 B2Kneewell LLC
- System and methods for a hip joint reduction procedure26 May 2026US 12,636,177 B2University of Massachusetts
- Medical device24 Mar 2026US 12,582,444 B2Arbutus Medical Inc.
- Medical device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183021 A1Arbutus Medical Inc.
- Anterior boot for hip distraction11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157910 A1Conmed Corporation
- Oral commissural splint7 May 2026US 2026/0124059 A1Kenzie Therapeutics LLC
- Traction ankle wrap30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115030 A1
- Skeletal distraction device9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096943 A1Corset St-Francis Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic splint84US 5,117,814 AQ-Motus, Inc. · 1992
- Knee brace71US 5,352,190 AQ-Motus, Inc. · 1994
- Traction collar and method of use60US 7,449,005 B2Ossur Hf · 2008
- External fixation connection rod for rapid and gradual adjustment59US 8,574,232 B1Texas Scottish Hospital for Children · 2013
- External fixation and foot-supporting device50US 8,192,434 B22012