A61B 17/7216
For bone lengthening or compression
Official title: {for bone lengthening or compression (A61B17/7258 takes precedence)}
A61B17/7216 (For bone lengthening or compression) appears on 576 US grants and 697 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 576
- Published applications
- 697
- Assignees
- 229
- Inventors
- 915
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 2 | 19 |
| 2006 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 21 |
| 2010 | 11 | 28 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 30 |
| 2013 | 24 | 36 |
| 2014 | 26 | 37 |
| 2015 | 27 | 29 |
| 2016 | 35 | 30 |
| 2017 | 26 | 39 |
| 2018 | 36 | 33 |
| 2019 | 32 | 33 |
| 2020 | 24 | 29 |
| 2021 | 27 | 38 |
| 2022 | 35 | 54 |
| 2023 | 26 | 40 |
| 2024 | 38 | 37 |
| 2025 | 44 | 38 |
| 2026 | 29 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Intramedullary device for ankle fusion25 Aug 2026US 12,714,479 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Bone transport implant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283657 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Arthrodesis Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272520 A1In2Bones
- Femoral neck metal track sliding support lag screw10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263123 A1
- Intramedullary nail having integrated compression mechanism, and related instrumentation, systems, and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263131 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intramedullary implants for replacing lost bone935US 9,770,274 B2NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2017
- Intramedullary implants for replacing lost bone931US 9,044,281 B2Ellipse Technologies, Inc. · 2015
- Inflatable device and method for reducing fractures in bone and in treating the spine573US 6,632,235 B2Synthes USA, LLC · 2003
- Fixation system for bones486US 6,322,562 B12001
- Intramedullary fixation device for fractured tubular bones457US 4,275,717 AZimmer USA, Inc. · 1981