A61B 17/14
Surgical saws
Official title: Surgical saws ({A61B17/1637 takes precedence;} dental saws for teeth A61C3/12)
A61B17/14 (Surgical saws) appears on 3,629 US grants and 4,263 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,629
- Published applications
- 4,263
- Assignees
- 787
- Inventors
- 4,116
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 31 |
| 2003 | 25 | 38 |
| 2004 | 29 | 78 |
| 2005 | 24 | 118 |
| 2006 | 23 | 114 |
| 2007 | 24 | 103 |
| 2008 | 25 | 115 |
| 2009 | 46 | 108 |
| 2010 | 73 | 121 |
| 2011 | 75 | 123 |
| 2012 | 89 | 139 |
| 2013 | 145 | 198 |
| 2014 | 152 | 237 |
| 2015 | 191 | 169 |
| 2016 | 168 | 216 |
| 2017 | 201 | 216 |
| 2018 | 169 | 210 |
| 2019 | 212 | 244 |
| 2020 | 183 | 214 |
| 2021 | 234 | 334 |
| 2022 | 213 | 283 |
| 2023 | 230 | 230 |
| 2024 | 232 | 237 |
| 2025 | 255 | 221 |
| 2026 | 159 | 159 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Humeral resection guides, and related methods, for use in tissue sparing shoulder arthroplasties6 Oct 2026US 12,751,720 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- MIS osteotomy guide6 Oct 2026US 12,751,721 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing a tibial baseplate system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,722 B2
- Assembly for use in knee surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,723 B2Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Medical cutting devices with static components having temperature sensors and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306109 A1Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
- Unicondylar instruments and procedures8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306110 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Wedge osteotomy blade1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294444 A1Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Patient-specific osteotomy instrumentation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294542 A1Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intramedullary bone cutting saw1,860US 5,591,170 AGenesis Orthopedics · 1997
- System, apparatus, and method for cutting bone during an orthopaedic surgical procedure1,646US 8,608,745 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · 2013
- Powered surgical tool with control module that contains a sensor for remotely monitoring the tool power generating unit1,623US 7,638,958 B2Stryker Corporation · 2009
- Cordless surgical handpiece with disposable battery; and method1,606US 6,126,670 AMedtronic, Inc. · 2000
- Powered surgical instrument having locking systems and a clutch mechanism1,500US 6,220,368 B1MicroAire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · 2001