- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61F - Filters implantable into blood vesselsprosthesesdevices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stentsorthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devicesfomentationtreatment or protection of eyes or earsbandages, dressings or absorbent padsfirst-aid kits
- A61F 2/32 - Joints for the hip
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/32
Total number of patents in this class: 987
10-year publication summary
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86
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102
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80
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68
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81
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65
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39
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48
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43
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15
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2643 |
72 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1005 |
48 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2778 |
33 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1406 |
31 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1400 |
29 |
| Canary Medical Inc. | 110 |
22 |
| Hip Innovation Technology LLC | 47 |
21 |
| Milux Holding S.A. | 175 |
20 |
| Kirk Promotion Ltd. | 149 |
18 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 967 |
16 |
| 4WEB, LLC | 28 |
15 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 864 |
14 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5330 |
13 |
| Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 395 |
12 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 701 |
10 |
| OrthAlign, Inc. | 83 |
9 |
| P Tech, LLC | 138 |
9 |
| Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc. | 32 |
9 |
| Stryker European Operations Limited | 817 |
9 |
| Intellijoint Surgical Inc. | 126 |
8 |
| Other owners | 569 |