A61B 17/1604
Chisels
Official title: {Chisels; Rongeurs; Punches; Stamps}
A61B17/1604 (Chisels) appears on 1,825 US grants and 2,122 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,825
- Published applications
- 2,122
- Assignees
- 614
- Inventors
- 2,508
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 27 | 36 |
| 2003 | 37 | 47 |
| 2004 | 32 | 69 |
| 2005 | 19 | 74 |
| 2006 | 24 | 67 |
| 2007 | 19 | 89 |
| 2008 | 20 | 97 |
| 2009 | 47 | 56 |
| 2010 | 48 | 60 |
| 2011 | 61 | 59 |
| 2012 | 66 | 79 |
| 2013 | 76 | 106 |
| 2014 | 88 | 106 |
| 2015 | 94 | 94 |
| 2016 | 75 | 97 |
| 2017 | 88 | 84 |
| 2018 | 70 | 99 |
| 2019 | 80 | 95 |
| 2020 | 80 | 98 |
| 2021 | 101 | 127 |
| 2022 | 80 | 127 |
| 2023 | 75 | 88 |
| 2024 | 95 | 103 |
| 2025 | 113 | 88 |
| 2026 | 63 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Systems and methods for orthopedic tool connectors22 Sep 2026US 12,740,810 B2Integrity Medical Services Inc.
- Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgery8 Sep 2026US 12,728,013 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Microfracture pick systems and associated surgical methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,439 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Fenestrated implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,415 B2SI-Bone Inc.
- Systems and methods for navigated reaming of the acetabulum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306111 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Method of placing an implant between bone portions3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256499 A1Spinal Elements, Inc.
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Implantation tool for bone anchors with sliding inner tube27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248496 A1Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Hardening material and implant27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248499 A1Surgical Fusion Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical rongeur power grip structure and method1,859US 5,061,269 A1991
- Protective mechanism for surgical rongeurs1,819US 5,009,661 A1991
- Arthroscopic surgical instruments1,784US 5,389,104 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1995
- Surgical instrument1,667US 5,899,914 AEndius Incorporated · 1999
- Method and instruments for performing a percutaneous lumbar diskectomy1,581US 4,545,374 A1985