- 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 2/42 - Joints for wrists or anklesJoints for hands, e.g. fingersJoints for feet, e.g. toes
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/42
Total number of patents in this class: 1413
10-year publication summary
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139
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108
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111
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137
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122
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108
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113
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106
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112
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71
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 672 |
188 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 542 |
92 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1727 |
36 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1404 |
26 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2637 |
24 |
| Loci Orthopaedics Ltd | 33 |
23 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1417 |
21 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 992 |
16 |
| Paragon Advanced Technologies, Inc. | 23 |
16 |
| Extremity Medical LLC | 65 |
15 |
| MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc. | 99 |
15 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 725 |
15 |
| 4WEB, LLC | 28 |
15 |
| Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc. | 33 |
14 |
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 707 |
14 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2777 |
13 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1002 |
13 |
| Tyber Medical LLC | 51 |
13 |
| Episurf Ip-management AB | 94 |
12 |
| Swemac Innovation AB | 47 |
12 |
| Other owners | 820 |