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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Patent Owner
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549
total patents issued
546 Total Apps Published
Apr 25, 2013 most recent publication
Details
549 Issued Patents
115 Issued in last 3 years
251 Published in last 3 years
22,365 Total Citation Count
Nov 07, 1977 Earliest Filing
143 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
Technologies
A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 200 26
A61F FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS 114 26
C12N MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF 16 106
A61K PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES 11 183
A61M DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY 10 89
A61L METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 7 22
A01N PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF 6 66
B32B LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 5 116
H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, GENERATORS, OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 5 61
Top Patents (by citation)
5,224,946 Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone Apr 05, 91 Jul 06, 93 [A61B] 279 5,258,016 Suture anchor and driver assembly Feb 14, 92 Nov 02, 93 [A61B] 262 5,236,445 Expandable bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone May 14, 92 Aug 17, 93 [A61B] 259 5,269,809 Locking mechanism for use with a slotted suture anchor Apr 05, 91 Dec 14, 93 [A61B] 253 5,762,629 Oval cannula assembly and method of use May 02, 96 Jun 09, 98 [A61M] 228 5,842,477 Method for repairing cartilage Feb 21, 96 Dec 01, 98 [A61B, A61F] 225 6,200,329 Suture collet Aug 31, 98 Mar 13, 01 [A61B] 190 5,366,477 Actuating forces transmission link and assembly for use in surgical instruments Oct 17, 91 Nov 22, 94 [A61B] 178 5,364,400 Interference implant Jun 23, 93 Nov 15, 94 [A61B] 170 5,695,522 Actuating forces transmission link and assembly for use in surgical instruments Oct 01, 96 Dec 09, 97 [A61B] 164
Recent Publications
2013/0100,264 ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM Dec 10, 12 Apr 25, 13 [H04N, A61B] 2013/0101,441 PERISTALTIC PUMPING APPARATUS AND METHOD Apr 19, 12 Apr 25, 13 [F04B] 2013/0096,556 ELECTROSURGICAL POWER CONTROL Dec 05, 12 Apr 18, 13 [A61B] 2013/0085,503 OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND METHOD OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION Oct 03, 11 Apr 04, 13 [A61B, A61F] 2013/0085,512 MENISCAL ROOT ATTACHMENT REPAIR Oct 03, 11 Apr 04, 13 [A61B] 2013/0085,526 ATTACHMENT DEVICE TO ATTACH TISSUE GRAFT Sep 29, 11 Apr 04, 13 [A61B] 2013/0085,527 ATTACHMENT DEVICE TO ATTACH TISSUE GRAFT Sep 29, 11 Apr 04, 13 [A61B]
Recent Patents
8,425,526 Adjustable impactor Oct 17, 07 Apr 23, 13 [A61B] 8,425,617 Knee prostheses with convex slope on portion of tibial articular surface Nov 23, 10 Apr 23, 13 [A61F] 8,419,626 Tissue resecting system Aug 18, 11 Apr 16, 13 [A61B] 8,415,019 Ceramic layered medical implant Jun 11, 08 Apr 09, 13 [A61F, B32B] D679404 Organ protection layer Sep 14, 12 Apr 02, 13 [2404] 8,403,992 High performance knee prostheses Nov 23, 10 Mar 26, 13 [A61F] 8,398,715 High performance knee prostheses with converging anterior and posterior portions Oct 20, 09 Mar 19, 13 [A61F] 8,398,716 High performance knee prostheses with posterior cam Nov 23, 10 Mar 19, 13 [A61F] 8,394,147 High performance femoral knee prostheses Nov 23, 10 Mar 12, 13 [A61F] 8,394,148 Tibial component of high performance knee prosthesis Nov 23, 10 Mar 12, 13 [A61F]
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