A61B 17/74
Devices for the head or neck or trochanter of the femur
Official title: Devices for the head {or neck or trochanter} of the femur {(trochanteric devices connected to the proximal part of an endoprosthetic femoral shaft A61F2/30739; endoprosthetic internal fixation devices for the head or neck of the femur A61F2/3601)}
A61B17/74 (Devices for the head or neck or trochanter of the femur) appears on 929 US grants and 1,042 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 929
- Published applications
- 1,042
- Assignees
- 325
- Inventors
- 1,468
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 25 | 23 |
| 2025 | 34 | 42 |
| 2026 | 18 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptive positioning technology29 Sep 2026US 12,746,067 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Hip joint method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,975 B2
- Spiral U-blade lag screw7 Jul 2026US 12,672,904 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications16 Jun 2026US 12,653,589 B2Curtin University
- Intermediate femoral nail26 May 2026US 12,636,049 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Orthopedic intramedullary nail system for greater trochanter fixation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272519 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Arthrodesis Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272520 A1In2Bones
- Femoral neck metal track sliding support lag screw10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263123 A1
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bone fixation screw system1,955US 6,022,352 ABiomet, Inc. · 2000
- 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
- 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