A61B 17/6425
Specially adapted to be fitted across a bone joint
Official title: {specially adapted to be fitted across a bone joint}
A61B17/6425 (Specially adapted to be fitted across a bone joint) appears on 305 US grants and 311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 305
- Published applications
- 311
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 452
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 10 | 11 |
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| 2018 | 18 | 19 |
| 2019 | 15 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reversible compressor-distractor for bone realignment procedures8 Sep 2026US 12,727,889 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Failure detection and sensor based control in a motorized bone fixation device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,916 B2Synthes GmbH
- External fixator apparatus and method2 Jun 2026US 12,642,561 B2Chip Shot Partners LLC
- Accordion maneuver with a bone fixation device5 May 2026US 12,616,505 B2Synthes GmbH
- Multi-clamp apparatus for external bone fixator14 Apr 2026US 12,599,410 B2Advanced Trauma Solutions, LLC
- External fixation device for preventing compartment syndrome27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248533 A1King Saud University
- Surgical distraction device and methods of use to facilitate percutaneous reduction and fixation of calcaneus fractures23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207226 A1OrthoSmith LLC
- External fixation system, instrumentation, and surgical methods9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191564 A1Paragon 28, Inc.
- Circular fixator system and method14 May 2026US 2026/0130694 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Bone segment translation system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076717 A1Blue Ocean Global Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic wrist fixation apparatus for early joint motion in distal radius fractures432US 6,162,223 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000
- External distractor/fixator for the management of fractures and dislocations of interphalangeal joints263US 5,976,125 AThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation · 1999
- Articulated mini external fixation device251US 4,604,997 AOrthofix S.r. L. · 1986
- Magnetic array implant and prosthesis232US 6,599,321 B22003
- Dynamic external fixator and method of use199US 4,628,919 A1986