A61B 17/1691
For the sternum
Official title: {for the sternum}
A61B17/1691 (For the sternum) appears on 38 US grants and 42 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 38
- Published applications
- 42
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 67
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Device and method for performing sternotomy2 Jul 2024US 12,023,051 B1
- Device and method for performing sternotomy28 Jun 2022US 11,369,388 B1
- Articulating drill system29 Mar 2022US 11,284,946 B2Think Surgical, Inc.
- Articulating drill system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232389 A1Think Surgical, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for implementation of bridged staple and sternal plate16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102171 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Intraosseous access device and locator assembly6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339155 A1Teleflex Life Sciences II LLC
- Minimally invasive rib fracture repair27 Jun 2024US 2024/0206928 A1
- Articulating drill system23 Jun 2022US 2022/0192761 A1Think Surgical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sternal closure system, method and apparatus therefor1,540US 7,651,498 B22010
- Hand held battery powered bone awl202US 4,867,158 A1989
- Sternum closure device175US 6,358,270 B1Haifa Surgical Instruments Ltd. · 2002
- Apparatus for intraosseous infusion or aspiration118US 5,817,052 APyng Medical Corp. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for accessing the bone marrow of the sternum104US 8,142,365 B2Vidacare Corporation · 2012