A61B 17/8872
Instruments for putting said fixation devices against or away from the bone
Official title: {Instruments for putting said fixation devices against or away from the bone (A61B17/7074, A61B17/808 take precedence)}
A61B17/8872 (Instruments for putting said fixation devices against or away from the bone) appears on 706 US grants and 873 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intramedullary implant and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,746 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- System for joint fixation of extremity bone and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,749 B2Forma Medical, Inc.
- Interfixated vertebral body replacement and insertion methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,837 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- U-blog chest wall system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,964 B2Pampamed Srl
- Implant and method for long bone fixation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,456 B2MeduLoc, LLC
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Systems and methods for providing bone movement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294479 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Lock interaction for intramedullary nail aiming arm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294498 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Targeting guide24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283670 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Coupling structure for an intramedullary nail and insertion device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272529 A1Jeil Medical Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument1,474US 7,404,822 B2Orthotec, LLC · 2008
- Battery powered surgical tool with guide wire1,046US 8,974,932 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2015
- Intramedullary implants for replacing lost bone935US 9,770,274 B2NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2017
- Intramedullary implants for replacing lost bone931US 9,044,281 B2Ellipse Technologies, Inc. · 2015
- Instruments for stabilization of bony structures820US 6,530,929 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2003