A61B 1/317
For bones or joints
Official title: for bones or joints, e.g. osteoscopes or arthroscopes
A61B1/317 (For bones or joints) appears on 377 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 452
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 709
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 | 14 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 22 |
| 2013 | 1 | 20 |
| 2014 | 15 | 13 |
| 2015 | 23 | 25 |
| 2016 | 15 | 31 |
| 2017 | 15 | 35 |
| 2018 | 18 | 39 |
| 2019 | 21 | 24 |
| 2020 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021 | 23 | 27 |
| 2022 | 14 | 33 |
| 2023 | 23 | 20 |
| 2024 | 30 | 29 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for calibrating an endoscopic optic system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,290 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Pannable endoscope14 Jul 2026US 12,678,038 B2Psip2 LLC
- Miniaturized pump assembly for an endoscope16 Jun 2026US 12,653,941 B2Psip2 LLC
- Real-time support system for performing at least one bone tunnel by arthroscopy2 Jun 2026US 12,642,603 B2Areas
- Arthroscopic probe device, system and method19 May 2026US 12,629,013 B2Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Image-guided navigation devices, adapters and systems with optical distance sensor based markerless registration, depth detection, image-guided prediction and training models27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248563 A1Lambda Surgical, Inc.
- Systems and Methods for Using an Arthroscopic Assembly for Displaying and Selecting User Options and Parameters23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207044 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Implant stability sensor system and method25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174387 A1OrthoIQ, LLC
- Cordless disposable endoscope18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165559 A1Integrated Endoscopy, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Film covering to protect a surgical instrument and an endoscope to be used with the film covering1,524US 5,239,981 AEffner Biomet GmbH · 1993
- Surgical instrument825US 5,782,834 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for joint resurface repair805US 6,520,964 B2STD Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Surgical instrument691US 5,620,415 ASmith & Dyonics, Inc. · 1997
- Method of performing laparoscopic lumbar discectomy583US 5,195,541 A1993