A61B 17/025
Joint distractors
Official title: {Joint distractors}
A61B17/025 (Joint distractors) appears on 3,189 US grants and 3,782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,189
- Published applications
- 3,782
- Assignees
- 704
- Inventors
- 3,231
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 20 |
| 2002 | 44 | 71 |
| 2003 | 63 | 98 |
| 2004 | 41 | 145 |
| 2005 | 33 | 153 |
| 2006 | 54 | 163 |
| 2007 | 54 | 195 |
| 2008 | 29 | 184 |
| 2009 | 87 | 144 |
| 2010 | 122 | 158 |
| 2011 | 172 | 139 |
| 2012 | 151 | 134 |
| 2013 | 166 | 150 |
| 2014 | 156 | 172 |
| 2015 | 172 | 143 |
| 2016 | 128 | 154 |
| 2017 | 165 | 199 |
| 2018 | 131 | 177 |
| 2019 | 163 | 170 |
| 2020 | 140 | 163 |
| 2021 | 145 | 173 |
| 2022 | 160 | 190 |
| 2023 | 176 | 138 |
| 2024 | 144 | 132 |
| 2025 | 171 | 136 |
| 2026 | 87 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Force measuring joint distraction lever6 Oct 2026US 12,751,708 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical system and method29 Sep 2026US 12,745,996 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for performing a knee arthroplasty22 Sep 2026US 12,740,776 B2Knimble Designs, Inc.
- Modular distractor apparatus, system, and method8 Sep 2026US 12,727,870 B2Innovative Medical Products, Inc.
- Vertebral retractor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306088 A1Shukla Medical
- Pistol Grip Joint Tensioner8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306090 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306271 A1SI-Bone Inc.
- Systems and methods for prone lateral spine surgery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306276 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access1,818US 5,810,721 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical instruments and method useful for endoscopic spinal procedures1,743US 5,599,279 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997
- Method and instruments for performing a percutaneous lumbar diskectomy1,581US 4,545,374 A1985
- Threaded spinal implant1,511US 5,015,247 A1991
- Apparatus and method of inserting spinal implants1,319US 5,484,437 A1996