A61B 17/8023
Variable length plates adjustable in both directions
Official title: {Variable length plates adjustable in both directions}
A61B17/8023 (Variable length plates adjustable in both directions) appears on 277 US grants and 360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 277
- Published applications
- 360
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 511
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 20 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 | 26 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 16 | 23 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 19 | 27 |
| 2020 | 26 | 18 |
| 2021 | 17 | 20 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 13 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Active Compression Devices, Methods Of Assembly And Methods Of Use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215824 A1Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Flat plate mechanisms for bone lengthening2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183026 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Modular digit fixation device and related systems and methods4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151169 A1Surgical Design Innovations II, LLC
- Adjustable tether implant7 May 2026US 2026/0123970 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implant, in particular front cervical plate514US 6,306,136 B1DIMSO (Distribution Medicales du Sud-Ouest) · 2001
- Vertebral auxiliary fixation device341US 5,616,142 A1997
- Incrementally adjustable tibial osteotomy fixation device and method291US 5,827,286 A1998
- Longitudinal plate assembly having an adjustable length291US 6,402,756 B1Third Millennium Engineering, LLC · 2002
- Bone fixation assembly and method of securement249US 6,945,975 B2Aesculap AG · 2005