- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61F - Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits
- A61F 2/32 - Joints for the hip
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/32
Total number of patents in this class: 1004
10-year publication summary
73
|
90
|
86
|
102
|
80
|
67
|
72
|
54
|
30
|
14
|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
---|---|---|
Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
75 |
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1067 |
48 |
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2880 |
35 |
Zimmer, Inc. | 1371 |
35 |
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
27 |
Hip Innovation Technology LLC | 47 |
21 |
Milux Holding S.A. | 175 |
20 |
Kirk Promotion Ltd. | 149 |
18 |
P Tech, LLC | 134 |
14 |
Implantica Patent Ltd. | 268 |
13 |
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 750 |
12 |
4WEB, LLC | 20 |
12 |
Stryker Corporation | 3864 |
11 |
Canary Medical Inc. | 100 |
11 |
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 704 |
11 |
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 390 |
10 |
CeramTec GmbH | 319 |
9 |
Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc. | 27 |
9 |
DePuy Products, Inc. | 183 |
8 |
Genesis Medical Devices, LLC | 25 |
8 |
Other owners | 597 |