A61B 2017/0453
Threaded elements
Official title: {threaded elements, e.g. set screws}
A61B2017/0453 (Threaded elements) appears on 221 US grants and 324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 221
- Published applications
- 324
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 397
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2014 | 7 | 23 |
| 2015 | 12 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 28 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 |
| 2018 | 20 | 26 |
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| 2020 | 24 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 8 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 |
| 2025 | 18 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Tissue closure systems30 Jun 2026US 12,667,353 B2Ladera Medical, LLC
- Syndesmosis fixation assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,653,520 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Large push-in suture anchor9 Jun 2026US 12,648,768 B2Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Suture based clamping device9 Jun 2026US 12,648,770 B2Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Suture anchor devices, systems, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306093 A1NovantX, LLC
- Suture Tensioning Anchor Inserter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283611 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Cannulated suture and/or graft anchor2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183101 A1Acumed LLC
- Composite with porous swelling copolymer for bone fixation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157743 A1Drexel University
- Methods and devices for semi-rigid bone fixation21 May 2026US 2026/0137433 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ligament bone anchor and method for its use1,096US 5,702,397 AMedicineLodge, Inc. · 1997
- Suture collet768US 6,086,608 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for securing a suture718US 6,159,234 A2000
- Method and apparatus for securing a suture561US 6,569,187 B12003
- Method and apparatus for securing a suture508US 6,475,230 B12002