- 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: 1076
10-year publication summary
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123
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112
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82
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82
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94
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102
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60
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71
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56
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29
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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. | 2639 |
77 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 869 |
52 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1004 |
48 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1416 |
41 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2778 |
39 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1402 |
36 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 783 |
29 |
| Hip Innovation Technology LLC | 47 |
27 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 976 |
18 |
| Kirk Promotion Ltd. | 149 |
18 |
| Milux Holding S.A. | 175 |
17 |
| Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 393 |
15 |
| CeramTec GmbH | 332 |
14 |
| Finsbury (Development) Limited | 25 |
14 |
| OrthAlign, Inc. | 83 |
14 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 710 |
14 |
| Aesculap AG | 1444 |
11 |
| Jossi Holding AG | 14 |
11 |
| Behzadi, Kambiz | 13 |
10 |
| SMed-TA/TD, LLC | 90 |
10 |
| Other owners | 561 |