A61B 17/7013
The shape of the element being adjustable before use
Official title: {the shape of the element being adjustable before use (adjustable length plates A61B17/7014)}
A61B17/7013 (The shape of the element being adjustable before use) appears on 146 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 217
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
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