A61B 17/62
Ring frames, i.e. devices extending around the bones to be positioned
Official title: Ring frames, i.e. devices extending around the bones to be positioned ({A61B17/6433} , A61B17/66 take precedence)
A61B17/62 (Ring frames, i.e. devices extending around the bones to be positioned) appears on 407 US grants and 449 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 407
- Published applications
- 449
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 497
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 14 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
| 2014 | 16 | 22 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 |
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| 2017 | 25 | 27 |
| 2018 | 19 | 28 |
| 2019 | 25 | 28 |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 23 | 35 |
| 2022 | 37 | 32 |
| 2023 | 23 | 28 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 |
| 2025 | 36 | 24 |
| 2026 | 19 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hole transporter29 Sep 2026US 12,746,038 B2Orthex, LLC
- Failure detection and sensor based control in a motorized bone fixation device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,916 B2Synthes GmbH
- External fixation strut25 Aug 2026US 12,714,466 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Methods and systems for adjusting an external fixation frame25 Aug 2026US 12,714,467 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- External fixation for the correction of bone deformity and trauma14 Jul 2026US 12,678,197 B2New Standard Device, LLC
- Detachable geared-motor assembly for motorizing a strut in a spatial frame30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215814 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Non-clinical construct optimizer for hexapod18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165742 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Wire fixture21 May 2026US 2026/0137425 A1Eureka Tech Innovations Co.,Ltd.
- Circular fixator system and method14 May 2026US 2026/0130694 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Fixators for bone stabilization and associated systems and methods7 May 2026US 2026/0123961 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tool and method for external fixation strut adjustment766US 8,864,750 B2Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children · 2014
- Orthopaedic fixation device205US 5,702,389 ASmith & Nephew Richards Inc. · 1997
- Automatic compression-distraction-torsion method and apparatus203US 4,973,331 AAutogenesis Corporation · 1990
- System and method for the fixation of bone fractures203US 7,591,823 B2Lagwire, LLC · 2009
- Six axis external fixator strut198US 6,030,386 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000