- 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 2/38 - Joints for elbows or knees
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/38
Total number of patents in this class: 3413
10-year publication summary
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305
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268
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290
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250
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288
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242
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206
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199
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184
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101
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1406 |
296 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 865 |
258 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1403 |
210 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2637 |
191 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1005 |
112 |
| Aesculap AG | 1442 |
76 |
| Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG | 394 |
51 |
| ConforMIS, Inc. | 107 |
50 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2779 |
49 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 779 |
48 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 969 |
48 |
| Canary Medical Inc. | 113 |
47 |
| Tecres S.p.A. | 149 |
42 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 89 |
40 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 703 |
40 |
| Active Implants LLC | 50 |
35 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5337 |
34 |
| Corentec Co., Ltd. | 96 |
32 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1685 |
31 |
| Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc. | 86 |
31 |
| Other owners | 1692 |