A61B 17/1655
For tapping
Official title: {for tapping}
A61B17/1655 (For tapping) appears on 300 US grants and 372 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 300
- Published applications
- 372
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 548
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 18 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 21 |
| 2009 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16 | 13 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 |
| 2012 | 17 | 18 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 18 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 18 |
| 2017 | 15 | 18 |
| 2018 | 14 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 | 15 |
| 2025 | 19 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Bone remover22 Sep 2026US 12,740,790 B2Medmetalex Co., Ltd.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,516 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,517 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Small bone fixation systems and techniques with guide sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,380 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Screw and driver system and associated methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256504 A1
- Systems and methods for identification, mode-setting, and/or tracking of surgical instruments27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248491 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Hardening material and implant27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248499 A1Surgical Fusion Technologies GmbH
- Instrument for use in surgery16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198918 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Bone remover4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151142 A1Medmetalex Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable length tap and method for drilling and tapping a bore in bone1,078US 6,951,562 B22005
- Anterior cervical plating system862US 5,364,399 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1994
- Spinal stabilization systems and methods633US 7,250,052 B2Abbott Spine · 2007
- Bone plate and bone screw guide mechanism618US 6,235,034 B12001
- Cannula589US 5,098,435 AAlphatec Manufacturing, Inc. · 1992