A61B 17/562
Implants for placement in joint gaps without restricting joint motion
Official title: {Implants for placement in joint gaps without restricting joint motion, e.g. to reduce arthritic pain}
A61B17/562 (Implants for placement in joint gaps without restricting joint motion) appears on 216 US grants and 324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 216
- Published applications
- 324
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 329
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 22 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 21 |
| 2013 | 7 | 17 |
| 2014 | 15 | 19 |
| 2015 | 22 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 |
| 2018 | 16 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 16 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Prosthetic devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272663 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Joint spacers2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183020 A1Dsm IP Assets B.V.
- Spinal implant sensor assembly14 May 2026US 2026/0130770 A1Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Hip Joint23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108356 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Changing relationship between bones1,023US 6,099,531 A2000
- Changing relationship between bones405US 6,423,063 B12002
- Joint spacer with compartment for orthobiologic material390US 7,001,385 B2Bonutti IP, LLC · 2006
- Method and system for mammalian joint resurfacing379US 6,652,587 B2Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. · 2003
- Spinal implant and methods for changing spatial relationships between vertebrae357US 7,892,261 B2P Tech, LLC · 2011