for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes

for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA61F2/42
Official titlefor wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes
Display labelfor wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes
Total patents117

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201512
201610
201719
20186
20197
202014
20215
202214
20238
20248
202513
20261

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC A61F2/42?
CPC A61F2/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A61F2/42 (for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes)?
Our database includes 117 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A61F2/42 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 13 in 2025 (latest complete years).