A61B 17/1707
Using electromagnetic effects
Official title: {using electromagnetic effects, e.g. with magnet and external sensors}
A61B17/1707 (Using electromagnetic effects) appears on 116 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 4 | 15 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
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| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
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| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Assembly for use in knee surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,723 B2Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
- Method and apparatus for directional guidance in the performance of a partial vertebrectomy within a cervical spine23 Jun 2026US 12,661,131 B1
- Distraction loss magnet on-off mechanism17 Feb 2026US 12,551,240 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for directional guidance in the performance of a partial vertebrectomy within a cervical spine2 Dec 2025US 12,485,016 B1
- Systems and methods for joint replacement21 Oct 2025US 12,446,926 B2OrthAlign, Inc.
- Distraction loss magnet on-off mechanism18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165743 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for joint replacement26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083478 A1OrthAlign, Inc.
- Medical device navigation tracking20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352275 A1
- System and method for medical device placement22 May 2025US 2025/0160959 A1Circinus Medical Technology LLC
- Systems and methods for joint replacement15 May 2025US 2025/0152204 A1OrthAlign, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tool with integrated navigation and guidance system and related apparatus and methods1,035US 9,554,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · 2017
- Apparatus for locating transverse holes of intramedullary implantates248US 4,621,628 AOrtopedia GmbH · 1986
- Modular intramedullary fixation system and insertion instrumentation214US 6,168,595 AOrthoMatrix, Inc. · 2001
- Use of micro and miniature position sensing devices for use in TKA and THA189US 8,241,296 B2Zimmer, Inc. · 2012
- Instrumentation for distal targeting of locking screws in intramedullary nails163US 5,411,503 A1995