A61B 2017/0268
For the knee
Official title: {for the knee}
A61B2017/0268 (For the knee) appears on 378 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 526
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 1 | 17 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 18 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11 | 24 |
| 2011 | 9 | 3 |
| 2012 | 14 | 10 |
| 2013 | 11 | 35 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2015 | 24 | 19 |
| 2016 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018 | 14 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 26 |
| 2020 | 21 | 19 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 19 | 36 |
| 2023 | 30 | 31 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 |
| 2025 | 33 | 29 |
| 2026 | 27 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Force measuring joint distraction lever6 Oct 2026US 12,751,708 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Methods and apparatuses for performing a knee arthroplasty22 Sep 2026US 12,740,776 B2Knimble Designs, Inc.
- Modular distractor apparatus, system, and method8 Sep 2026US 12,727,870 B2Innovative Medical Products, Inc.
- Knee arthroplasty instrument with sensing capability25 Aug 2026US 12,714,444 B2Orthosoft Ulc
- Ligament retractor18 Aug 2026US 12,708,476 B2Optimotion Implants LLC
- Method and apparatus for supporting and stabilizing a patient during hip distraction8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306331 A1Stryker Corporation
- Surgical robotics system with dynamic gap capture24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283708 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Joint distraction lever and orthopedic implants with integrated strain gauges20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240533 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Warning visualization for implant planning6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224303 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Unicondylar balancer and method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215989 A1Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Knee distraction device553US 4,501,266 ABiomet, Inc. · 1985
- Instrumentation for use in orthopaedic surgery514US 5,540,696 AZimmer, Inc. · 1996
- Knee arthroplasty method480US 7,806,896 B1Marctec, LLC · 2010
- Instruments and methods for use in performing knee surgery446US 6,478,799 B12002
- Measuring apparatus for total knee replacement operation431US 7,156,853 B2Zimmer, Inc. · 2007