A61B 17/7291
For small bones
Official title: {for small bones, e.g. in the foot, ankle, hand or wrist}
A61B17/7291 (For small bones) appears on 584 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 771
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
- 895
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 17 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 | 31 |
| 2011 | 9 | 29 |
| 2012 | 17 | 16 |
| 2013 | 20 | 40 |
| 2014 | 20 | 42 |
| 2015 | 16 | 45 |
| 2016 | 40 | 38 |
| 2017 | 40 | 51 |
| 2018 | 46 | 53 |
| 2019 | 43 | 36 |
| 2020 | 43 | 54 |
| 2021 | 41 | 52 |
| 2022 | 34 | 41 |
| 2023 | 42 | 43 |
| 2024 | 37 | 30 |
| 2025 | 43 | 56 |
| 2026 | 30 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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.
- Implant for fusing at least two bone components and method of fusing bone components using the implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,126 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Intramedullary device for ankle fusion25 Aug 2026US 12,714,479 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Bone fusion/fixation device and related methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,480 B2ExoToe LLC
- 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.
- Methods and devices for bone fragment fixation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283660 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Arthrodesis Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272520 A1In2Bones
- 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
- Absorbable surgical repair devices1,935US 5,342,395 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1994
- 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
- Bone-fixating surgical implant device791US 4,409,974 A1983
- Shaped load-bearing osteoimplant and methods of making same576US 6,696,073 B2Osteotech, Inc. · 2004