- 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 2/38 - Joints for elbows or knees
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/38
Total number of patents in this class: 3208
10-year publication summary
241
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289
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305
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268
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290
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250
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278
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230
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178
|
71
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
---|---|---|
Zimmer, Inc. | 1371 |
282 |
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 704 |
248 |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
195 |
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
185 |
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1067 |
120 |
ConforMIS, Inc. | 137 |
61 |
Aesculap AG | 1306 |
50 |
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2880 |
49 |
MAKO Surgical Corp. | 620 |
49 |
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 390 |
43 |
Moximed, Inc. | 91 |
41 |
Canary Medical Inc. | 100 |
37 |
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 750 |
37 |
Active Implants LLC | 51 |
36 |
Corentec Co., Ltd. | 82 |
31 |
Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc. | 88 |
31 |
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 488 |
31 |
Arthrex, Inc. | 1201 |
28 |
Stryker Corporation | 3864 |
24 |
Zimmer GmbH | 251 |
24 |
Other owners | 1606 |