A61B 17/1728
For holes for bone plates or plate screws
Official title: {for holes for bone plates or plate screws}
A61B17/1728 (For holes for bone plates or plate screws) appears on 1,000 US grants and 1,268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,000
- Published applications
- 1,268
- Assignees
- 298
- Inventors
- 1,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 51 |
| 2005 | 15 | 49 |
| 2006 | 16 | 38 |
| 2007 | 8 | 29 |
| 2008 | 6 | 25 |
| 2009 | 15 | 44 |
| 2010 | 38 | 37 |
| 2011 | 25 | 46 |
| 2012 | 43 | 39 |
| 2013 | 41 | 45 |
| 2014 | 51 | 58 |
| 2015 | 47 | 53 |
| 2016 | 50 | 55 |
| 2017 | 43 | 55 |
| 2018 | 50 | 57 |
| 2019 | 48 | 57 |
| 2020 | 48 | 57 |
| 2021 | 66 | 78 |
| 2022 | 67 | 83 |
| 2023 | 65 | 80 |
| 2024 | 56 | 70 |
| 2025 | 81 | 85 |
| 2026 | 41 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for joint fixation of extremity bone and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,749 B2Forma Medical, Inc.
- Drill alignment guide8 Sep 2026US 12,727,893 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Apparatus, system, and method for patient-specific methods and instrumentation25 Aug 2026US 12,714,445 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Small bone fixation systems and techniques with guide sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,380 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Silicate Fiber Polymer Composite8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307297 A1Tundra Composites, LLC
- Distal radius implants and instruments24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283661 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Anatomical proximal humerus osteosynthesis devices and systems and methods of use thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283662 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Arthritis Plate24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283814 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Distal radius implants and instruments17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272522 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Depth controllable and measurable medical driver devices and methods of use1,243US 8,894,654 B2Smart Medical Devices, Inc. · 2014
- Locking plate and bone screw986US 5,601,553 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1997
- Anterior cervical plating system862US 5,364,399 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1994
- Polyaxial locking plate802US 5,954,722 ADepuy Acromed, Inc. · 1999
- Skeletal plating system659US 6,139,550 A2000