A61B 2017/922
Devices for impaction, impact element
Official title: {Devices for impaction, impact element}
A61B2017/922 (Devices for impaction, impact element) appears on 500 US grants and 523 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 500
- Published applications
- 523
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 715
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2018 | 19 | 37 |
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| 2021 | 25 | 36 |
| 2022 | 27 | 48 |
| 2023 | 18 | 26 |
| 2024 | 36 | 29 |
| 2025 | 37 | 29 |
| 2026 | 22 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Impactor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,755 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Impactor15 Sep 2026US 12,733,967 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Microfracture pick systems and associated surgical methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,439 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Orthopedic device delivering a controlled, repeatable impact25 Aug 2026US 12,714,484 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Percutaneous discectomy kit and method21 Jul 2026US 12,685,543 B2Spineology Inc.
- Orthopedic impacting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306156 A1Medacta International SA
- Extraction device for intramedullary nails24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283671 A1Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
- Offset acetabular shell impactor adapter10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263132 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Sacroiliac joint implants having angled and/or asymmetrically shaped proximal ends for enhanced anatomical fit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198935 A1Jcbd, LLC
- Enhanced power supply for an orthopedic tool16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204715 A1Fidelis Partners, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Energy stored in spring with controlled release1,507US 7,559,449 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2009
- Apparatus and method of inserting spinal implants1,319US 5,484,437 A1996
- Methods and instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the antero-lateral aspect of the spine1,170US 5,772,661 A1998
- Stone extractor and method1,125US 5,176,688 A1993
- Energy stored in spring with controlled release912US 8,490,852 B2Covidien LP · 2013