A61B 17/823
For the sternum
Official title: {for the sternum}
A61B17/823 (For the sternum) appears on 223 US grants and 233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 233
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 342
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bone fixation device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,164 B2iAccess MedTec GmbH
- Tie systems for sternal closure9 Jun 2026US 12,648,769 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Sternum fixation device and method5 May 2026US 12,616,509 B2CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
- Medical systems, devices and methods adapted for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects7 Apr 2026US 12,594,068 B2TAS Medical Inc.
- Surgical suture assembly7 Apr 2026US 12,594,102 B2
- Rib fixation systems, methods, and devices27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248543 A1Thoragenix Innovations, Inc.
- Multi-configurable sternal fixation systems, methods, and devices with a force dispersion supplement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248544 A1Thoragenix Innovations, Inc.
- Sternum fixation device and method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076724 A1CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
- Bone fixation device19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047875 A1iAccess MedTec GmbH
- Sternum fixation device and method15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013918 A1CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
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