A61B 17/149
Chain, wire or band saws
Official title: {Chain, wire or band saws}
A61B17/149 (Chain, wire or band saws) appears on 107 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 167
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 17 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knee tensioner-balancer and method14 Apr 2026US 12,599,377 B2Dynamic Balancer Systems LLC
- Decortication instrumentation for posterior sacroiliac joint fusion10 Mar 2026US 12,569,262 B2Jcbd, LLC
- Intramedullary prosthesis removal systems and methods thereof18 Nov 2025US 12,472,078 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Tool system for removing prosthetic cement from a bone of a patient undergoing a joint prosthesis replacement operation29 Apr 2025US 12,285,201 B2UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
- Surgical saw with sensing technology for determining cut through of bone and depth of the saw blade during surgery25 Feb 2025US 12,232,745 B2McGinley Engineered Solutions, LLC
- Sacroiliac joint implants having angled and/or asymmetrically shaped proximal ends for enhanced anatomical fit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198935 A1Jcbd, LLC
- Enhanced surgical tool system21 May 2026US 2026/0137436 A1
- Orthopedic recirculating saw and orthopedic planer5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033842 A1
- Cutting Guide Systems and Methods3 Apr 2025US 2025/0107810 A1Chain Orthopedics, LLC
- Chain Saws, Components for Chain Saws, and Systems for Operating Saws19 Dec 2024US 2024/0416546 A1Chain Orthopedics, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Discrete or continuous tissue capture device and method for making304US 7,686,770 B2Microfabrica Inc. · 2010
- Percutaneous technique and implant for expanding the spinal canal253US 7,166,107 B22007
- Systems and methods for compartmental replacement in a knee225US 7,258,701 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2007
- Devices and methods for tissue modification209US 7,553,307 B2Baxano, Inc. · 2009