A61B 17/866
Material or manufacture
Official title: {Material or manufacture}
A61B17/866 (Material or manufacture) appears on 864 US grants and 1,141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 864
- Published applications
- 1,141
- Assignees
- 395
- Inventors
- 1,552
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 13 | 20 |
| 2004 | 6 | 32 |
| 2005 | 11 | 26 |
| 2006 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 12 | 34 |
| 2008 | 3 | 39 |
| 2009 | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 | 22 | 48 |
| 2011 | 22 | 53 |
| 2012 | 32 | 50 |
| 2013 | 34 | 46 |
| 2014 | 47 | 59 |
| 2015 | 48 | 73 |
| 2016 | 58 | 60 |
| 2017 | 48 | 52 |
| 2018 | 57 | 52 |
| 2019 | 48 | 58 |
| 2020 | 44 | 59 |
| 2021 | 43 | 59 |
| 2022 | 49 | 64 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 |
| 2024 | 63 | 57 |
| 2025 | 42 | 49 |
| 2026 | 22 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Active compression bone screw22 Sep 2026US 12,740,816 B2University of Utah Research Foundation
- Implantable screw and methods for use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,958 B2Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Implant system and method for joint fusion8 Sep 2026US 12,727,924 B2Orthofix US LLC
- Modified trabecular metal suture anchor implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,550 B2Acumed LLC
- Bony fusion implant, insertion instrument, and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,578 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Hybrid headless bone screw1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294496 A1Stabiliz Orthopaedics, LLC
- Method and apparatus for an orthopedic fixation system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283664 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Bone anchors and screws10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263062 A1Nanohive Medical LLC
- Sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion implants10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263117 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion implants10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263118 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
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
- Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation1,380US 7,172,593 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2007
- Bi-phasic compressed porous reinforcement materials suitable for implant1,139US 8,389,588 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2013
- Instrumentation for minimally invasive joint replacement and methods for using same831US 6,702,821 B2Bonutti 2003 Trust-A · 2004