- 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 2/34 - Acetabular cups
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/34
Total number of patents in this class: 1084
10-year publication summary
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116
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111
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79
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80
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93
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97
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59
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68
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54
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10
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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. | 2658 |
76 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 828 |
49 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1012 |
48 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1415 |
41 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2788 |
39 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1389 |
36 |
| Hip Innovation Technology LLC | 47 |
27 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 763 |
27 |
| Kirk Promotion Ltd. | 149 |
18 |
| Milux Holding S.A. | 175 |
17 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 951 |
17 |
| CeramTec GmbH | 331 |
15 |
| Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 392 |
15 |
| Finsbury (Development) Limited | 25 |
14 |
| OrthAlign, Inc. | 80 |
14 |
| P Tech, LLC | 145 |
14 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 682 |
12 |
| Aesculap AG | 1431 |
11 |
| Jossi Holding AG | 14 |
11 |
| Kyocera Corporation | 14211 |
10 |
| Other owners | 573 |