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DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY

458Patents
457Active
458Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 4, 2002 → Apr 19, 2024 · 36 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8123753B2 Cutting guide assembly Human Necessities 122 Active
US9044218B2 Distractor Human Necessities 117 Active
US7611519B2 Methods for selecting knee prosthesis elements and device therefor Human Necessities 110 Expired
US8197487B2 Reaming guide alignment instrument Human Necessities 86 Active
USD679395S1 Combination patella clamp and drill guide General 86 Active
US8231682B2 Instrument for use in a joint replacement procedure Human Necessities 57 Active
US8470047B2 Fixed-bearing knee prosthesis Human Necessities 50 Active
US8551023B2 Device and method for determining force of a knee joint Human Necessities 48 Active
US10070973B2 Orthopaedic sensor module and system for determining joint forces of a patient's knee joint Human Necessities 42 Active
US8715359B2 Prosthesis for cemented fixation and method for making the prosthesis Human Necessities 37 Active
US8632600B2 Prosthesis with modular extensions Human Necessities 30 Active
US8721568B2 Method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure Human Necessities 29 Active
US9028501B2 Tibial orthopaedic surgical instruments and method of using same Human Necessities 29 Active
US9113915B2 Method of surgically preparing a patient's tibia Human Necessities 28 Active
US9962173B2 Surgical instruments and method of surgically preparing a patient's tibia Human Necessities 27 Active
US8114089B2 Instrument for gripping a cup component of a joint prosthesis Human Necessities 27 Active
US8828086B2 Orthopaedic femoral component having controlled condylar curvature Human Necessities 27 Active
US9579113B2 Surgical instruments and method of surgically preparing a patient's tibia Human Necessities 26 Active
US9636122B2 Femoral orthopaedic instrument assembly for setting offset Human Necessities 26 Active
US8795380B2 Orthopaedic knee prosthesis having controlled condylar curvature Human Necessities 23 Active
US8915965B2 Anterior stabilized knee implant Human Necessities 22 Active
US11648016B2 Cannulated, modular femoral broach and surgical instrument handle Human Necessities 21 Active
US8834575B2 Posterior stabilized orthopaedic knee prosthesis having controlled condylar curvature Human Necessities 21 Active
US8784496B2 Orthopaedic knee prosthesis having controlled condylar curvature Human Necessities 20 Active
US9538953B2 Device and method for determining force of a knee joint Human Necessities 19 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.