A61B 17/70
Spinal positioners or stabilisers
Official title: Spinal positioners or stabilisers, e.g. stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant
A61B17/70 (Spinal positioners or stabilisers) appears on 11,724 US grants and 14,451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 11,724
- Published applications
- 14,451
- Assignees
- 1,789
- Inventors
- 9,078
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 59 | 0 |
| 1996 | 90 | 0 |
| 1997 | 100 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 84 | 0 |
| 2000 | 107 | 0 |
| 2001 | 125 | 45 |
| 2002 | 110 | 179 |
| 2003 | 160 | 223 |
| 2004 | 123 | 358 |
| 2005 | 92 | 462 |
| 2006 | 124 | 544 |
| 2007 | 132 | 637 |
| 2008 | 77 | 818 |
| 2009 | 206 | 622 |
| 2010 | 440 | 749 |
| 2011 | 554 | 661 |
| 2012 | 672 | 683 |
| 2013 | 639 | 675 |
| 2014 | 663 | 742 |
| 2015 | 702 | 667 |
| 2016 | 661 | 712 |
| 2017 | 654 | 712 |
| 2018 | 643 | 685 |
| 2019 | 625 | 666 |
| 2020 | 615 | 673 |
| 2021 | 549 | 592 |
| 2022 | 547 | 580 |
| 2023 | 503 | 527 |
| 2024 | 502 | 464 |
| 2025 | 495 | 434 |
| 2026 | 362 | 341 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/7001Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae6,180
- A61B 17/7074Tools specially adapted for spinal fixation operations other than for bone removal3,237
- A61B 17/7062Devices acting on, attached to, or simulating the effect of, vertebral processes1,994
- A61B 17/7059Cortical plates1,596
- A61B 17/7049Connectors, not bearing on the vertebrae, for linking longitudinal elements together1,344
- A61B 17/7055Connected to sacrum, pelvis or skull798
- A61B 17/7097Stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant736
- A61B 17/7053With parts attached to bones or to each other by flexible wires548
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- A61B 17/7071Implants for expanding or repairing the vertebral arch or wedged between laminae362
- A61B 17/7056Hooks with specially-designed bone-contacting part232
- A61B 17/7047Clamps comprising opposed elements which grasp one vertebra between them219
- A61B 17/7061For stabilising vertebrae or discs by improving the condition of their tissues193
- A61B 17/7094Solid vertebral fillers185
- A61B 17/7058Plates mounted on top of bone anchor heads or shoulders168
- A61B 2017/7073With intervertebral connecting element crossing an imaginary spinal median surfaceIndexing code96
Recent patents
- Rod for spinal fixation implement and spinal fixation implement provided with same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,741 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Bone anchoring device and tool cooperating with such a bone anchoring device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,742 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Spinal implant system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,743 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Surgical implant instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,744 B2Medos International Sarl
- Rod reducing apparatus and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,745 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Stabilizing Sacroiliac Joints8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306116 A1Tenon Medical, Inc.
- Spinal tethering devices, systems, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306138 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Orthopedic extendable rods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306139 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- System and method for fixation of implantable sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306140 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Modular screw assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306141 A1Zavation Medical Products, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Anterior buttress staple1,560US 7,341,591 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2008
- Shape memory alloy staple1,556US 6,325,805 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Osteogenic implants derived from bone1,550US 6,863,694 B1Osteotech, Inc. · 2005
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989