A61B 17/7233
With special means of locking the nail to the bone
Official title: {with special means of locking the nail to the bone}
A61B17/7233 (With special means of locking the nail to the bone) appears on 1,256 US grants and 1,507 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,256
- Published applications
- 1,507
- Assignees
- 436
- Inventors
- 1,844
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 10 |
| 2002 | 12 | 20 |
| 2003 | 24 | 19 |
| 2004 | 13 | 28 |
| 2005 | 8 | 41 |
| 2006 | 14 | 52 |
| 2007 | 6 | 40 |
| 2008 | 5 | 58 |
| 2009 | 16 | 59 |
| 2010 | 32 | 67 |
| 2011 | 34 | 62 |
| 2012 | 48 | 51 |
| 2013 | 55 | 81 |
| 2014 | 61 | 75 |
| 2015 | 56 | 80 |
| 2016 | 91 | 69 |
| 2017 | 77 | 87 |
| 2018 | 79 | 75 |
| 2019 | 71 | 63 |
| 2020 | 65 | 74 |
| 2021 | 56 | 71 |
| 2022 | 54 | 72 |
| 2023 | 49 | 68 |
| 2024 | 57 | 53 |
| 2025 | 66 | 77 |
| 2026 | 40 | 55 |
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
- Anchor apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,998 B2Spectral-Flush Anchor Systems LLC
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/ or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications8 Sep 2026US 12,728,165 B2206 ORTHO, Inc.
- Systems and methods for treating periprosthetic fractures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,662 B2Kanfit 3D.
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Intramedullary tibial nail with variable angle screw openings24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283658 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Orthopedic intramedullary nail and bone plate system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283659 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Arthrodesis Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272520 A1In2Bones
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular femoral fixation system1,686US 5,190,544 APfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc. · 1993
- Systems for percutaneous bone and spinal stabilization, fixation and repair1,069US 6,127,597 ADiscoTech N.V. · 2000
- Tool with integrated navigation and guidance system and related apparatus and methods1,035US 9,554,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · 2017
- Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies943US 6,248,110 B1Kyphon Inc. · 2001
- Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones839US 5,827,289 A1998