A61B 17/1682
For the foot or ankle
Official title: {for the foot or ankle}
A61B17/1682 (For the foot or ankle) appears on 428 US grants and 535 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 428
- Published applications
- 535
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 444
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30 |
| 2012 | 7 | 18 |
| 2013 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 11 | 22 |
| 2015 | 20 | 19 |
| 2016 | 21 | 15 |
| 2017 | 24 | 35 |
| 2018 | 24 | 32 |
| 2019 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020 | 36 | 43 |
| 2021 | 40 | 43 |
| 2022 | 23 | 39 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 |
| 2024 | 25 | 41 |
| 2025 | 51 | 48 |
| 2026 | 35 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Method for performing an ankle arthroplasty15 Sep 2026US 12,734,046 B2Extremis Robotics
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Intraosseous sliding osteotomy system and method1 Sep 2026US 12,721,639 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Small bone fixation systems and techniques with guide sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,380 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Guidance system for hallux valgus correction24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283627 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Joint osteotomy system and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272524 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Right angle drill, instrumentation, system and methods of use and assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215791 A1Paragon 28, Inc.
- Bone Resection Method by Plunge Milling and Rasping During Total Ankle Arthroplasty16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198936 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulating joint repair590US 5,888,220 AAdvanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 1999
- Axial tension screw547US 6,030,162 AAcumed LLC · 2000
- Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools451US 8,066,708 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2011
- Joint resurfacing system394US 5,556,429 AAdvanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 1996
- Articulating joint repair380US 6,248,131 B1Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 2001