- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosis; surgery; identification
- A61B 17/56 - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/56
Total number of patents in this class: 4316
10-year publication summary
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316
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385
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372
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375
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373
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364
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338
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212
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135
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45
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2880 |
182 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
140 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2463 |
129 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3184 |
112 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1067 |
100 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 629 |
80 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1371 |
73 |
| Medos International SARL | 731 |
60 |
| Stryker European Holdings III LLC | 672 |
59 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
57 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1201 |
55 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 442 |
48 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 199 |
47 |
| K2M, Inc. | 585 |
43 |
| Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 491 |
33 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 91 |
33 |
| Acumed LLC | 217 |
29 |
| Olympus Corporation | 13667 |
28 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 620 |
28 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 1001 |
27 |
| Other owners | 2953 |