A61B 2017/0403
Dowels
Official title: {Dowels}
A61B2017/0403 (Dowels) appears on 455 US grants and 534 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 455
- Published applications
- 534
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 670
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 23 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 12 | 3 |
| 2012 | 9 | 24 |
| 2013 | 5 | 26 |
| 2014 | 15 | 34 |
| 2015 | 20 | 33 |
| 2016 | 28 | 44 |
| 2017 | 26 | 40 |
| 2018 | 36 | 39 |
| 2019 | 33 | 42 |
| 2020 | 44 | 32 |
| 2021 | 28 | 33 |
| 2022 | 31 | 36 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 |
| 2024 | 29 | 22 |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
- Soft surgical construct and method of use for tissue repair15 Sep 2026US 12,733,921 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Devices and methods for tissue repair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,617 B2Medos International Sarl
- Methods and devices for suture anchor continuous compression25 Aug 2026US 12,714,414 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Anchor assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,416 B2Field Orthopaedics PTY Ltd
- Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283610 A1Linvatec Corporation
- Composite with porous swelling copolymer for bone fixation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157743 A1Drexel University
- Augmented suture construct for syndesmotic stabilization11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157745 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- "Luggage Tag" Method of Tissue Repair21 May 2026US 2026/0137382 A1Orthotek, LLC.
- Soft anchor systems14 May 2026US 2026/0130663 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suture buttress1,840US 6,156,056 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Suture buttress system1,747US 6,620,166 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Suture buttress1,742US 6,814,741 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2004
- Device for applying a meniscal staple1,615US 5,643,319 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997
- Expandable suture anchor1,041US 5,957,953 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1999