- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosis; surgery; identification
- A61B 17/88 - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/88
Total number of patents in this class: 6381
10-year publication summary
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565
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649
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655
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600
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620
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597
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476
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392
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285
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93
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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 |
401 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3184 |
335 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2463 |
287 |
| K2M, Inc. | 585 |
121 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2685 |
107 |
| Stryker European Holdings III LLC | 672 |
101 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 629 |
93 |
| Medos International SARL | 731 |
85 |
| Stryker Corporation | 3864 |
76 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 1001 |
74 |
| Synthes GmbH | 598 |
73 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 650 |
72 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1201 |
71 |
| Heraeus Medical GmbH | 277 |
64 |
| Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc. | 421 |
61 |
| Kyphon SÀRL | 199 |
59 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1067 |
59 |
| Spinal Elements, Inc. | 482 |
58 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1377 |
56 |
| Medtronic Holding Company SARL | 164 |
54 |
| Other owners | 4074 |