A61B 2017/561
Implants with special means for releasing a drug
Official title: {Implants with special means for releasing a drug}
A61B2017/561 (Implants with special means for releasing a drug) appears on 135 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 135
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 248
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 |
| 2016 | 14 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 15 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- BioActive implant for reconstruction of bone defect, deformity, and NonUnion14 Jul 2026US 12,678,543 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Device and method for producing spacers2 Jun 2026US 12,642,660 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Device and method for applying a pharmaceutical fluid12 May 2026US 12,622,576 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Bone fixation devices14 Apr 2026US 12,599,418 B2Paragon Advanced Technologies, Inc.
- Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing systems24 Feb 2026US 12,558,226 B2Moximed, Inc.
- Drug eluting implants and uses thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191769 A1MUSC Foundation for Research Development
- Bone Harvesting Devices for Bone Implantation25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174474 A1Allumin8, Inc.
- Devices with Aperture Lock for Bone Implantation25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174486 A1Allumin8, Inc.
- Multi-material stiffness-matched implant devices and fabrication methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165842 A1Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Fluid delivery device and bone screw11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158256 A1Spinal Generations, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Facet device and method153US 8,114,158 B2Albany Medical College · 2012
- Method and device for delivering medicine to bone71US 7,608,062 B2Spinal Generations, LLC · 2009
- Porous bone screw63US 8,979,911 B2National Research Council of Canada · 2015
- Bone screws and methods of use thereof56US 8,574,273 B2Innovision, Inc. · 2013
- Foot beam insert49US 9,592,084 B22017