- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 17/02 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractorsTractors
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/02
Total number of patents in this class: 5319
10-year publication summary
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571
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537
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569
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487
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476
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457
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363
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345
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328
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206
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 11317 |
234 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2896 |
151 |
| Covidien LP | 10711 |
134 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2777 |
128 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | 800 |
127 |
| Cilag GmbH International | 6381 |
122 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 965 |
116 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 2744 |
111 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5744 |
95 |
| VB Spine, LLC | 651 |
94 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 4454 |
81 |
| Medos International SARL | 818 |
66 |
| Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. | 72 |
52 |
| LSI Solutions, Inc. | 474 |
51 |
| Invuity, Inc. | 138 |
49 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 137 |
43 |
| Jcbd, LLC | 83 |
42 |
| Aesculap AG | 1458 |
40 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc. | 284 |
38 |
| CooperSurgical, Inc. | 570 |
37 |
| Other owners | 3508 |