A61B 17/158
Cutting patella
Official title: {Cutting patella}
A61B17/158 (Cutting patella) appears on 174 US grants and 193 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 193
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 209
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 19 |
| 2012 | 9 | 24 |
| 2013 | 22 | 29 |
| 2014 | 19 | 22 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Assembly for use in knee surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,723 B2Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
- Offset guiding device and method of use thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,648,781 B2T.A.G. Medical Devices - Agriculture Cooperative Ltd.
- Patella preparation system3 Feb 2026US 12,539,124 B2Aesculap AG
- Self leveling patellar drill guide18 Nov 2025US 12,471,935 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Patella tracking2 Sep 2025US 12,402,958 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Offset guiding device and method of use thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240553 A1T.A.G. Medical Devices - Agriculture Cooperative Ltd.
- Three-dimensional printed disposable patella clamp9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096823 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Trial patella component kit15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013992 A1Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
- Patella Tracking2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302548 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Patella Resection Guide with Independent Adjustment3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213256 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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