A61B 17/725
With locking pins or screws of special form
Official title: {with locking pins or screws of special form}
A61B17/725 (With locking pins or screws of special form) appears on 283 US grants and 339 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 283
- Published applications
- 339
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 511
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 13 |
| 2017 | 15 | 19 |
| 2018 | 15 | 21 |
| 2019 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 13 | 18 |
| 2022 | 17 | 21 |
| 2023 | 12 | 23 |
| 2024 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 |
| 2026 | 9 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Intramedullary implant systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,902 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect28 Jul 2026US 12,690,980 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- System and method for bone fixation using a nail locked to an encircling anchor7 Jul 2026US 12,672,903 B2Acumed LLC
- Device for intramedullary nailing of the tibia23 Jun 2026US 12,661,130 B2Hemitec Finland Oy
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Orthopedic intramedullary nail and bone plate system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283659 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Arthrodesis Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272520 A1In2Bones
- Nail with Internal Locking Member10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263124 A1RLFA Biomedical Ltd
- L-shaped tool for a set for treating bone fractures20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240583 A1Its Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular femoral fixation system1,686US 5,190,544 APfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc. · 1993
- Tool with integrated navigation and guidance system and related apparatus and methods1,035US 9,554,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · 2017
- Fixation system for bones486US 6,322,562 B12001
- Modular femoral fixation system463US 5,041,114 APfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc. · 1991
- Bone screw408US 4,640,271 AZimmer, Inc. · 1987