A61B 17/686
Plugs, i.e. elements forming interface between bone hole and implant or fastener
Official title: {Plugs, i.e. elements forming interface between bone hole and implant or fastener, e.g. screw}
A61B17/686 (Plugs, i.e. elements forming interface between bone hole and implant or fastener) appears on 366 US grants and 413 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 366
- Published applications
- 413
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 605
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 |
| 2011 | 11 | 23 |
| 2012 | 10 | 20 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 |
| 2014 | 19 | 25 |
| 2015 | 28 | 26 |
| 2016 | 23 | 25 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 |
| 2018 | 20 | 23 |
| 2019 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 14 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints11 Aug 2026US 12,702,457 B2Pace Surgical, Inc.
- Hip joint method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,975 B2
- Hip joint device and method19 May 2026US 12,629,257 B2
- Demineralized bone fiber composition for rotator cuff and ACL repair19 May 2026US 12,629,450 B2Tetrous, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for bone repair or implant fixation5 May 2026US 12,616,510 B2Biomimetic Innovations Limited
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Demineralized bone fiber composition for rotator cuff and acl repair27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248982 A1Tetrous, Inc.
- Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Spinal Interbody Fusion (PSIF)28 May 2026US 2026/0144533 A1MIS Spine IP, LLC
- Hip Joint23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108356 A1
- Expandable bone core for pedicle screw fixation9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096837 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical prosthetic implant facilitating vertebral interbody fusion1,185US 4,878,915 A1989
- Surgical prosthetic implant facilitating vertebral interbody fusion and method1,129US 4,743,256 A1988
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,047US 5,865,846 A1999