A61B 17/84
Fasteners therefor or fasteners being internal fixation devices
Official title: Fasteners therefor {or fasteners being internal fixation devices}
A61B17/84 (Fasteners therefor or fasteners being internal fixation devices) appears on 8,317 US grants and 10,149 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 8,317
- Published applications
- 10,149
- Assignees
- 1,940
- Inventors
- 9,568
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 82 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 76 | 0 |
| 1999 | 95 | 0 |
| 2000 | 95 | 0 |
| 2001 | 85 | 41 |
| 2002 | 105 | 156 |
| 2003 | 134 | 174 |
| 2004 | 109 | 256 |
| 2005 | 82 | 314 |
| 2006 | 85 | 320 |
| 2007 | 98 | 278 |
| 2008 | 56 | 390 |
| 2009 | 124 | 325 |
| 2010 | 210 | 382 |
| 2011 | 239 | 404 |
| 2012 | 304 | 440 |
| 2013 | 373 | 522 |
| 2014 | 412 | 550 |
| 2015 | 443 | 474 |
| 2016 | 450 | 489 |
| 2017 | 463 | 526 |
| 2018 | 446 | 515 |
| 2019 | 480 | 534 |
| 2020 | 460 | 539 |
| 2021 | 452 | 512 |
| 2022 | 477 | 498 |
| 2023 | 363 | 429 |
| 2024 | 436 | 390 |
| 2025 | 414 | 390 |
| 2026 | 260 | 301 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Spinal implant system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,743 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Intramedullary implant and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,746 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Guidewire-capturing surgical instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306115 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Adjustable lordosis anchor and impactor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306144 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Impacted bone anchor and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306147 A1
- Adjustable angle bone fixation assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306150 A1In2Bones USA, LLC
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbable surgical fastener with bone penetrating elements1,956US 5,522,817 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Bone fixation screw system1,955US 6,022,352 ABiomet, Inc. · 2000
- Absorbable surgical repair devices1,935US 5,342,395 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1994
- Sternal closure system, method and apparatus therefor1,540US 7,651,498 B22010
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989