A61B 17/1739
Specially adapted for particular parts of the body
Official title: {specially adapted for particular parts of the body}
A61B17/1739 (Specially adapted for particular parts of the body) appears on 6,426 US grants and 7,701 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,426
- Published applications
- 7,701
- Assignees
- 1,384
- Inventors
- 7,034
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 63 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 69 | 22 |
| 2002 | 61 | 115 |
| 2003 | 93 | 127 |
| 2004 | 68 | 215 |
| 2005 | 62 | 226 |
| 2006 | 78 | 240 |
| 2007 | 66 | 209 |
| 2008 | 48 | 208 |
| 2009 | 106 | 247 |
| 2010 | 160 | 271 |
| 2011 | 195 | 292 |
| 2012 | 224 | 296 |
| 2013 | 312 | 352 |
| 2014 | 296 | 428 |
| 2015 | 348 | 318 |
| 2016 | 326 | 363 |
| 2017 | 354 | 346 |
| 2018 | 303 | 386 |
| 2019 | 361 | 400 |
| 2020 | 308 | 374 |
| 2021 | 387 | 473 |
| 2022 | 341 | 429 |
| 2023 | 346 | 355 |
| 2024 | 373 | 359 |
| 2025 | 426 | 390 |
| 2026 | 231 | 260 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/1764For the knee2,114
- A61B 17/1757For the spine1,856
- A61B 17/1742For the hip948
- A61B 17/1775For the foot or ankle784
- A61B 17/1778For the shoulder708
- A61B 17/1782For the hand or wrist236
- A61B 17/176For the jaw139
- A61B 17/1789For the sternum34
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