A61B 2017/924
Impact element driving means
Official title: {Impact element driving means}
A61B2017/924 (Impact element driving means) appears on 144 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 144
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 275
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 9 |
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.
- Orthopedic device delivering a controlled, repeatable impact25 Aug 2026US 12,714,484 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Bi-directional pneumatic impactor for orthopedic devices23 Jun 2026US 12,661,170 B2Moxie Medical, LLC
- Offset acetabular shell impactor adapter12 May 2026US 12,622,734 B2DePuy Synthes Products, 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.
- Method and apparatus for preparing and implantation of medical implants9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191624 A1Little Engine, LLC
- Devices and methods for spinal implant removal7 May 2026US 2026/0123971 A1Kic Ventures, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Energy stored in spring with controlled release1,507US 7,559,449 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2009
- Energy stored in spring with controlled release912US 8,490,852 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Apparatus for spinal fusion using implanted devices602US 6,096,080 ACortek, Inc. · 2000
- Implant for spinal fusion521US 6,241,769 B1Cortek, Inc. · 2001
- Self-actuating applicator for microprojection array313US 7,097,631 B2Alza Corporation · 2006