A61B 17/164
Intramedullary
Official title: {intramedullary}
A61B17/164 (Intramedullary) appears on 495 US grants and 638 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 638
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 880
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
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| 2006 | 8 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 1 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
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| 2011 | 15 | 21 |
| 2012 | 17 | 19 |
| 2013 | 9 | 26 |
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| 2019 | 37 | 44 |
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| 2023 | 26 | 42 |
| 2024 | 27 | 29 |
| 2025 | 36 | 45 |
| 2026 | 20 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Controlling impact direction of surgical impacting tools6 Oct 2026US 12,751,754 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Medical devices and methods for penetrating an anatomical structure based on sensed electrical characteristics22 Sep 2026US 12,740,789 B2Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Methods for shoulder prostheses8 Sep 2026US 12,728,019 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Systems and methods for treating periprosthetic fractures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,662 B2Kanfit 3D.
- Apparatus and method for identification and measurement of intramedullary length11 Aug 2026US 12,702,410 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Implant site preparation system and method thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263086 A1Meril Healthcare Pvt Ltd
- Implant with intramedullary portion and offset extramedullary portion6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224253 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Apparatus for forming a canal in bone medullary cavity16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198934 A1T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd.
- Guided milling device for prosthetic surgery16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198937 A1Limacorporate S P.A.
- Robotic revision knee arthroplasty virtual reconstruction system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199035 A1Orthosoft Ulc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible shaft1,751US 6,053,922 A2000
- Flexible shaft components1,670US 6,447,518 B12002
- Endoscopic ultrasonic rotary electro-cauterizing aspirator1,612US 5,176,677 ASonokinetics Group · 1993
- Structures and methods for creating cavities in interior body regions519US 6,440,138 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for removal of cement from bone cavities438US 5,167,619 ASonokineticss Group · 1992