A61B 17/8076
For the ribs or the sternum
Official title: {for the ribs or the sternum}
A61B17/8076 (For the ribs or the sternum) appears on 271 US grants and 336 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 336
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 424
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 7 | 18 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 | 23 |
| 2019 | 15 | 20 |
| 2020 | 19 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022 | 23 | 26 |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 15 |
| 2026 | 12 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- U-blog chest wall system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,964 B2Pampamed Srl
- System and method for joining boney structures19 May 2026US 12,629,185 B2
- Rib plating and fixation system and method19 May 2026US 12,629,189 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Sternum fixation device and method5 May 2026US 12,616,509 B2CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
- Minimally invasive sternal fracture repair21 Apr 2026US 12,605,193 B2
- Connecting and fixing structure of funnel chest correction plate1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294493 A1PTS Technology CO., LTD.
- System and method for joining boney structures1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294632 A1
- Medical fixation device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283663 A1
- Bone wound treatment systems and methods using a biomechanical stabilizing implant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240578 A1Thoragenix Innovations, Inc.
- Minimally invasive rib fracture anchoring fixation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191570 A1Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC
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- Sternal closure device and instruments therefor427US 6,051,007 ACorvascular, Inc. · 2000
- Plate set for osteal fixation, equipped with suture strands388US 4,896,668 APeters and Company, Inc. · 1990
- Device for closing sternum in heart surgery367US 5,139,498 A1992