- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 17/56 - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or jointsDevices specially adapted therefor
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/56
Total number of patents in this class: 4637
10-year publication summary
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350
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344
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356
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350
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354
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356
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283
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204
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241
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216
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2800 |
191 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2688 |
141 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2671 |
136 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 637 |
118 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3013 |
112 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1016 |
99 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 286 |
88 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1420 |
77 |
| Medos International SARL | 773 |
71 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1417 |
66 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 511 |
65 |
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 789 |
65 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1380 |
63 |
| Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 509 |
45 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 721 |
38 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5057 |
36 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 964 |
32 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 89 |
31 |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 198 |
31 |
| Acumed LLC | 233 |
30 |
| Other owners | 3102 |