- 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 2/46 - Special tools for implanting artificial joints
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/46
Total number of patents in this class: 8566
10-year publication summary
|
713
|
733
|
811
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827
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696
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738
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726
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621
|
572
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415
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2705 |
557 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2798 |
419 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1384 |
346 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3011 |
316 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 801 |
315 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2679 |
261 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1420 |
244 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1016 |
162 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5106 |
113 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 906 |
94 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 963 |
90 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 641 |
90 |
| VB Spine US OpCo LLC | 376 |
90 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 724 |
83 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 636 |
74 |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | 221 |
72 |
| Spinal Elements, Inc. | 452 |
65 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 513 |
64 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1425 |
62 |
| Medos International SARL | 773 |
57 |
| Other owners | 4992 |