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Top 50 Key Players companies in Knee replacement
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2021

The Knee replacement top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Knee replacement Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. It is most commonly performed for osteoarthritis, and also for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In patients with severe deformity from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or long-standing osteoarthritis, the surgery may be more complicated and carry higher risk. Osteoporosis does not typically cause knee pain, deformity, or inflammation and is not a reason to perform knee replacement...
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
DE, US
patent citation: 787
2
patent citation: 752
3
patent citation: 745
4
patent citation: 679
5
patent citation: 643
6
Sports medicine,Retractor,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 602
7
Italy
Advertising
patent citation: 578
8
patent citation: 436
9
patent citation: 348
10
MI, US
patent citation: 325
11
patent citation: 317
12
patent citation: 297
13
Substance abuse,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 169
14
Health care,Hospitality industry,Vascular Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 169
15
patent citation: 143
16
patent citation: 112
17
patent citation: 82
18
patent citation: 72
19
Medical equipment,Health care,Femoral rotation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 65
20
patent citation: 53
21
patent citation: 45
22
patent citation: 42
23
Cork, Ireland
Health care
patent citation: 38
24
patent citation: 37
25
patent citation: 31
26
Israel
Robotics,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 25
27
patent citation: 21
28
patent citation: 14
29
Kyoto, Japan
patent citation: 13
30
patent citation: 13
31
patent citation: 11
32
FR
patent citation: 11
33
Health care,Bone cement,Knee replacement,
...[+1]
patent citation: 10
34
patent citation: 9
35
VOT
patent citation: 9
36
ES
patent citation: 8
37
Medical equipment,Neurotechnology,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7
38
Robotics,Orthopedic surgery,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7
39
US
patent citation: 7
40
patent citation: 4
41
Belgium
patent citation: 4
42
TN, US
patent citation: 4
43
patent citation: 3
44
South Korea
patent citation: 3
45
patent citation: 3
46
patent citation: 3
47
Medical equipment,Medical robot,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2
48
Health care
patent citation: 2
49
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
50
Bologna, Italy
patent citation: 1
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