- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosis; surgery; identification
- A61B 17/60 - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or the like for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors or contractors
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/60
Total number of patents in this class: 1128
10-year publication summary
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67
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84
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76
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69
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51
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70
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36
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21
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18
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13
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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 |
92 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
43 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1067 |
39 |
| Stryker European Holdings III LLC | 672 |
36 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
35 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3184 |
29 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1371 |
27 |
| Medos International SARL | 731 |
26 |
| DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company | 704 |
23 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 629 |
21 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2463 |
16 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 1001 |
14 |
| Synthes USA, LLC | 425 |
14 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children | 74 |
14 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1201 |
13 |
| Dfine, Inc. | 125 |
13 |
| OrthAlign, Inc. | 74 |
12 |
| Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc. | 421 |
12 |
| Stryker Corporation | 3864 |
11 |
| MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc. | 100 |
10 |
| Other owners | 628 |