A61B 17/86
Pins or screws or threaded wires
Official title: Pins or screws {or threaded wires; nuts therefor (A61B17/72 take precedence)}
A61B17/86 (Pins or screws or threaded wires) appears on 7,118 US grants and 8,587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 7,118
- Published applications
- 8,587
- Assignees
- 1,712
- Inventors
- 8,351
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 43 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 79 | 0 |
| 1997 | 68 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 91 | 0 |
| 2000 | 88 | 0 |
| 2001 | 75 | 36 |
| 2002 | 95 | 145 |
| 2003 | 125 | 168 |
| 2004 | 104 | 248 |
| 2005 | 81 | 298 |
| 2006 | 83 | 292 |
| 2007 | 91 | 248 |
| 2008 | 51 | 340 |
| 2009 | 119 | 295 |
| 2010 | 197 | 350 |
| 2011 | 222 | 363 |
| 2012 | 276 | 384 |
| 2013 | 332 | 428 |
| 2014 | 356 | 455 |
| 2015 | 379 | 403 |
| 2016 | 378 | 402 |
| 2017 | 390 | 443 |
| 2018 | 372 | 417 |
| 2019 | 395 | 449 |
| 2020 | 390 | 463 |
| 2021 | 371 | 397 |
| 2022 | 371 | 382 |
| 2023 | 300 | 335 |
| 2024 | 356 | 300 |
| 2025 | 321 | 319 |
| 2026 | 194 | 227 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/8625Shanks, i.e. parts contacting bone tissue2,260
- A61B 17/8605Heads, i.e. proximal ends projecting from bone2,245
- A61B 17/864Hollow1,456
- A61B 17/8685Comprising multiple separate parts1,243
- A61B 17/866Material or manufacture864
- A61B 2017/8655With special features for locking in the boneIndexing code616
- A61B 17/8695Washers433
- A61B 17/8645Headless screws356
Recent patents
- Spinal implant system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,743 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Intramedullary implant with proximal plate and method for its use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,747 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Bone plates having polygonal locking holes with thread interruption, and related systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,748 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- System for joint fixation of extremity bone and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,749 B2Forma Medical, Inc.
- Bone screw with reduced flank portion6 Oct 2026US 12,751,750 B2Acumed LLC
- Guidewire-capturing surgical instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306115 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
- Differential Compression Bone Screw8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306154 A1In2Bones USA, LLC
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