- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosis; surgery; identification
- A61B 17/68 - Internal fixation devices
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/68
Total number of patents in this class: 2274
10-year publication summary
|
196
|
231
|
250
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242
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248
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235
|
218
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146
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123
|
35
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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 |
125 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2463 |
73 |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 182 |
58 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
47 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 629 |
43 |
| SI-Bone Inc. | 137 |
40 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1201 |
36 |
| P Tech, LLC | 134 |
35 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3184 |
34 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 442 |
33 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 91 |
30 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 650 |
30 |
| Synthes GmbH | 598 |
29 |
| Woodwelding AG | 199 |
27 |
| Stryker European Holdings III LLC | 672 |
26 |
| Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 491 |
25 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 199 |
22 |
| Acumed LLC | 217 |
21 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
20 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 1001 |
20 |
| Other owners | 1500 |