A61B 17/7258
With laterally expanding parts
Official title: {with laterally expanding parts, e.g. for gripping the bone}
A61B17/7258 (With laterally expanding parts) appears on 584 US grants and 673 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 673
- Assignees
- 231
- Inventors
- 881
- 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 17 |
| 2005 | 3 | 21 |
| 2006 | 8 | 22 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 |
| 2008 | 0 | 40 |
| 2009 | 10 | 37 |
| 2010 | 17 | 38 |
| 2011 | 21 | 41 |
| 2012 | 28 | 30 |
| 2013 | 36 | 43 |
| 2014 | 29 | 36 |
| 2015 | 26 | 35 |
| 2016 | 38 | 27 |
| 2017 | 36 | 41 |
| 2018 | 33 | 31 |
| 2019 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020 | 32 | 31 |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 | 23 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 22 | 23 |
| 2026 | 9 | 15 |
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
- Implant and method for long bone fixation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,456 B2MeduLoc, LLC
- Expandible-extendible intramedullary nail26 May 2026US 12,636,050 B2IRF Medical LLC
- Photodynamic articular joint implants and methods of use7 Apr 2026US 12,594,105 B2IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Osteosynthesis Device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240574 A1Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Expandable-extendable intramedullary nail18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165754 A1IRF Medical LLC
- Intramedullary Nail4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151165 A1Tyber Medical LLC
- Intramedullary fibular nail with additional fixation28 May 2026US 2026/0144578 A1Arthrex, Inc.
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
- 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
- Bone-fixating surgical implant device791US 4,409,974 A1983