A61B 17/809
With bone-penetrating elements
Official title: {with bone-penetrating elements, e.g. blades or prongs (bone staples A61B17/0642; intramedullary nails with a plate at an end A61B17/7233)}
A61B17/809 (With bone-penetrating elements) appears on 731 US grants and 854 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 731
- Published applications
- 854
- Assignees
- 262
- Inventors
- 1,111
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 | 17 |
| 2005 | 1 | 15 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | 2 | 17 |
| 2009 | 8 | 28 |
| 2010 | 11 | 25 |
| 2011 | 18 | 33 |
| 2012 | 24 | 39 |
| 2013 | 33 | 55 |
| 2014 | 41 | 49 |
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| 2016 | 39 | 39 |
| 2017 | 42 | 49 |
| 2018 | 40 | 59 |
| 2019 | 62 | 55 |
| 2020 | 52 | 55 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 |
| 2022 | 40 | 42 |
| 2023 | 29 | 36 |
| 2024 | 35 | 41 |
| 2025 | 34 | 38 |
| 2026 | 24 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fibular fracture staple and methods for using the same15 Sep 2026US 12,733,926 B2Medshape, Inc.
- Bone fusion/fixation device and related methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,480 B2ExoToe LLC
- Acromion fracture repair system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,458 B2Advita Ortho, LLC
- Zero profile small stature pedicle screw assembly and associated method of use4 Aug 2026US 12,697,145 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Orthopedic compression implants and systems and methods of installing the same28 Jul 2026US 12,690,863 B2210 Dynamic, LLC
- Differential Compression Bone Screw8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306154 A1In2Bones USA, LLC
- Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting a bone defect1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294639 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Bone Plate for Toe Valgus Correction10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263126 A1A Plus Biotechnology Company Limited
- Method and apparatus for joint replacement arthroplasty10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263231 A1Fibioseq Medical Ltd.
- Internal beam plates and associated instrumentation for performing surgical methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256503 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Anterior buttress staple1,560US 7,341,591 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2008
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Methods and instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the antero-lateral aspect of the spine1,170US 5,772,661 A1998
- Surgical instrument1,079US 9,675,344 B2Z-Medical GmbH & Co.KG · 2017
- Anterior spinal polyaxial locking screw plate assembly680US 5,520,690 A1996