- 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: 4702
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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355
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358
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295
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223
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255
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290
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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 | 2782 |
189 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2733 |
149 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2668 |
135 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 650 |
129 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 2994 |
109 |
| Biomet Manufacturing, LLC | 1017 |
99 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 297 |
92 |
| Zimmer, Inc. | 1420 |
77 |
| Medos International SARL | 791 |
73 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 520 |
68 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1543 |
66 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1371 |
64 |
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 733 |
59 |
| Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 510 |
47 |
| MAKO Surgical Corp. | 741 |
38 |
| VB Spine US OpCo LLC | 532 |
35 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 971 |
34 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5103 |
32 |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 199 |
32 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 89 |
31 |
| Other owners | 3144 |