A61B 17/863
With thread interrupted or changing its form along shank, other than constant
Official title: {with thread interrupted or changing its form along shank, other than constant taper}
A61B17/863 (With thread interrupted or changing its form along shank, other than constant) appears on 1,201 US grants and 1,557 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,201
- Published applications
- 1,557
- Assignees
- 468
- Inventors
- 1,815
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 25 | 26 |
| 2004 | 15 | 38 |
| 2005 | 14 | 30 |
| 2006 | 12 | 34 |
| 2007 | 9 | 22 |
| 2008 | 4 | 36 |
| 2009 | 18 | 35 |
| 2010 | 20 | 39 |
| 2011 | 22 | 51 |
| 2012 | 27 | 61 |
| 2013 | 51 | 78 |
| 2014 | 44 | 93 |
| 2015 | 55 | 69 |
| 2016 | 57 | 65 |
| 2017 | 62 | 74 |
| 2018 | 75 | 76 |
| 2019 | 66 | 85 |
| 2020 | 80 | 103 |
| 2021 | 74 | 87 |
| 2022 | 82 | 97 |
| 2023 | 76 | 88 |
| 2024 | 96 | 86 |
| 2025 | 78 | 96 |
| 2026 | 52 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking plate and bone screw986US 5,601,553 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1997
- System and method for joint resurface repair805US 6,520,964 B2STD Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Polyaxial locking plate802US 5,954,722 ADepuy Acromed, Inc. · 1999
- Bone screw762US 4,175,555 AInterfix, LLC · 1979
- Skeletal plating system659US 6,139,550 A2000