- 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: 2361
10-year publication summary
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232
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250
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243
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248
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237
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229
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164
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136
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146
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8
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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 | 2820 |
124 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 2583 |
87 |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 194 |
74 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2681 |
49 |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | 621 |
44 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1301 |
38 |
| P Tech, LLC | 138 |
38 |
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 969 |
38 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 462 |
35 |
| Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 3163 |
34 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 662 |
31 |
| Moximed, Inc. | 89 |
30 |
| SI-Bone Inc. | 121 |
28 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 246 |
28 |
| Synthes GmbH | 545 |
27 |
| Woodwelding AG | 193 |
27 |
| Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 494 |
24 |
| NuVasive, Inc. | 974 |
24 |
| Acumed LLC | 227 |
22 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1408 |
20 |
| Other owners | 1539 |