A61B 17/88
Osteosynthesis instruments
Official title: {Osteosynthesis instruments;} Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal {or external} fixation devices {(A61B17/7074 takes precedence)}
A61B17/88 (Osteosynthesis instruments) appears on 8,967 US grants and 10,564 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 8,967
- Published applications
- 10,564
- Assignees
- 2,111
- Inventors
- 10,134
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 59 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 75 | 0 |
| 1998 | 90 | 0 |
| 1999 | 101 | 0 |
| 2000 | 108 | 0 |
| 2001 | 117 | 49 |
| 2002 | 91 | 148 |
| 2003 | 135 | 157 |
| 2004 | 100 | 231 |
| 2005 | 66 | 261 |
| 2006 | 105 | 283 |
| 2007 | 95 | 335 |
| 2008 | 66 | 378 |
| 2009 | 107 | 359 |
| 2010 | 204 | 355 |
| 2011 | 255 | 408 |
| 2012 | 293 | 414 |
| 2013 | 400 | 546 |
| 2014 | 404 | 594 |
| 2015 | 514 | 504 |
| 2016 | 493 | 571 |
| 2017 | 485 | 568 |
| 2018 | 491 | 531 |
| 2019 | 547 | 555 |
| 2020 | 494 | 529 |
| 2021 | 480 | 561 |
| 2022 | 468 | 556 |
| 2023 | 440 | 459 |
| 2024 | 468 | 460 |
| 2025 | 477 | 440 |
| 2026 | 298 | 312 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/8875Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches2,333
- A61B 17/8802Equipment for handling bone cement or other fluid fillers2,176
- A61B 17/92Impactors or extractors1,110
- A61B 17/885Tools for expanding or compacting bones or discs or cavities therein909
- A61B 17/8897Guide wires or guide pins716
- A61B 17/8863Apparatus for shaping or cutting osteosynthesis equipment by medical personnel712
- A61B 17/8872Instruments for putting said fixation devices against or away from the bone706
- A61B 17/8866For gripping or pushing bones652
Recent patents
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Intramedullary implant and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,746 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- 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.
- Temporary antimicrobial cement spacer, assembly, kit, and method of manufacture6 Oct 2026US 12,751,751 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Guidewire-capturing surgical instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306115 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Autonomous orthopedics8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306155 A1
- Orthopedic impacting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306156 A1Medacta International SA
- Humeral head implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306269 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of securing a graft using a graft fixation device1,787US 6,436,110 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Surgical staple, a method of and forceps for its removal1,750US 4,434,796 AVsesojuzny Nauchno-Issledovatelsky I Ispytatelny Institut Meditsinskoi Tekhniki · 1984
- Ligament fixation staple1,712US 5,209,756 A1993
- Graft fixation device combination1,687US 6,402,766 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Endoscopic ultrasonic rotary electro-cauterizing aspirator1,612US 5,176,677 ASonokinetics Group · 1993