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ZIMMER INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,576
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    2,203
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 9.0%
About

ZIMMER INC has a total of 1,576 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 9.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1980. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and computer technology are HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP, CORENTEC CO LTD and PEROUSE IMPLANT LAB.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ZIMMER INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Parisi Raymond C 78
#2 Wentorf Mary S S 53
#3 Couture Pierre 49
#4 Hoeman Timothy A 49
#5 Zubok Ray 48
#6 Earl Brian D 46
#7 Jones Nolan C 44
#8 Habegger Abraham P 43
#9 Pletcher Dirk 41
#10 Thomas Brian 41

Latest patents

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US2021077171A1 Spring loaded microfracture impactor
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AU2018282467A1 Soft tissue balancing in articular surgery
US2019192231A1 Robotically-assisted knee arthroplasty support systems and methods
US2019167446A1 Disposable surgical tool
US2019159787A1 Flexible drive shaft assembly and methods
US2019151096A1 Implants including a monolithic layer of biocompatible metallic material
US2019142594A1 Implants for adding joint inclination to a knee arthroplasty
US2019110907A1 Revision knee arthroplasty methods and instruments
WO2019075066A1 Impaction cradle
US2019105177A1 Securing an acetabular component to an acetabular bone