A61B 17/1697
Specially adapted for wire insertion
Official title: {specially adapted for wire insertion}
A61B17/1697 (Specially adapted for wire insertion) appears on 250 US grants and 312 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 250
- Published applications
- 312
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 470
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 16 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 25 |
| 2014 | 5 | 14 |
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| 2016 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017 | 20 | 9 |
| 2018 | 17 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 |
| 2026 | 12 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, kits, and devices for drilling articular cartilage and methods thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,714,580 B2Epibone, Inc.
- Fenestrated implant18 Aug 2026US 12,708,415 B2SI-Bone Inc.
- Quick-connect K-wire module7 Jul 2026US 12,672,885 B2
- Orthopedic pin for optically analyzing a bone region30 Jun 2026US 12,667,401 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure16 Jun 2026US 12,653,687 B2Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Guidewire-capturing surgical instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306115 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272664 A1Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Pencil-grip wire driver operated with distally located actuator23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207236 A1Conmed Corporation
- Guided milling device for prosthetic surgery16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198937 A1Limacorporate S P.A.
- Surgial instruments, systems, and methods for performing an osteotomy21 May 2026US 2026/0137395 A1Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC
Most cited
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- Rechargeable battery adapted to be attached to orthopedic device1,170US 5,792,573 A1998
- Minimally invasive tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer1,130US 8,128,662 B2VertiFlex, Inc. · 2012