A61B 17/72
Intramedullary devices
Official title: Intramedullary devices, e.g. pins or nails
A61B17/72 (Intramedullary devices) appears on 2,356 US grants and 2,843 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,356
- Published applications
- 2,843
- Assignees
- 776
- Inventors
- 3,308
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 13 |
| 2002 | 33 | 35 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 |
| 2004 | 27 | 56 |
| 2005 | 13 | 69 |
| 2006 | 28 | 78 |
| 2007 | 15 | 75 |
| 2008 | 7 | 94 |
| 2009 | 27 | 87 |
| 2010 | 51 | 113 |
| 2011 | 56 | 112 |
| 2012 | 83 | 106 |
| 2013 | 93 | 136 |
| 2014 | 117 | 144 |
| 2015 | 95 | 129 |
| 2016 | 145 | 130 |
| 2017 | 131 | 146 |
| 2018 | 126 | 148 |
| 2019 | 132 | 127 |
| 2020 | 128 | 163 |
| 2021 | 115 | 150 |
| 2022 | 119 | 155 |
| 2023 | 99 | 147 |
| 2024 | 120 | 124 |
| 2025 | 138 | 153 |
| 2026 | 92 | 116 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intramedullary implant and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,746 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Intramedullary implant with proximal plate and method for its use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,747 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Anchor apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,998 B2Spectral-Flush Anchor Systems LLC
- External adjustment device for distraction device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,040 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Tension band systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,045 B2
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Metatarsal osteotomy systems and techniques with screw fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294495 A1Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Lock interaction for intramedullary nail aiming arm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294498 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Bone transport implant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283657 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Absorbable surgical repair devices1,935US 5,342,395 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1994
- Modular femoral fixation system1,686US 5,190,544 APfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc. · 1993
- Shaft, e.g., for an electro-mechanical surgical device1,633US 8,960,519 B2Covidien LP · 2015
- Force switch1,496US 7,479,608 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009