A61B 17/7002
Longitudinal elements
Official title: {Longitudinal elements, e.g. rods}
A61B17/7002 (Longitudinal elements) appears on 3,100 US grants and 3,836 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,100
- Published applications
- 3,836
- Assignees
- 634
- Inventors
- 3,309
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 10 |
| 2002 | 17 | 36 |
| 2003 | 32 | 36 |
| 2004 | 21 | 62 |
| 2005 | 16 | 133 |
| 2006 | 27 | 174 |
| 2007 | 21 | 174 |
| 2008 | 13 | 245 |
| 2009 | 58 | 185 |
| 2010 | 136 | 233 |
| 2011 | 171 | 172 |
| 2012 | 196 | 162 |
| 2013 | 169 | 146 |
| 2014 | 163 | 195 |
| 2015 | 176 | 190 |
| 2016 | 170 | 183 |
| 2017 | 173 | 166 |
| 2018 | 169 | 162 |
| 2019 | 156 | 193 |
| 2020 | 170 | 185 |
| 2021 | 143 | 143 |
| 2022 | 127 | 136 |
| 2023 | 133 | 162 |
| 2024 | 121 | 125 |
| 2025 | 131 | 116 |
| 2026 | 111 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/7004With a cross-section which varies along its length1,378
- A61B 17/7019Longitudinal elements having flexible parts, or parts connected together, such that after1,158
- A61B 17/7011Longitudinal element being non-straight872
- A61B 17/701Longitudinal elements with a non-circular565
- A61B 17/7014With means for adjusting the distance between two screws or hooks408
Recent patents
- Rod for spinal fixation implement and spinal fixation implement provided with same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,741 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Automated machine learning design of orthopedic implants and methods for using same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,039 B2Spinal Alignment Solutions, Inc.
- External adjustment device for distraction device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,040 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Post-operatively adjustable angled rod29 Sep 2026US 12,746,041 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Spinal anchoring element system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,811 B2Concept Spine Ltd
- Spinal tethering devices, systems, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306138 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Orthopedic extendable rods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306139 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Spinal connectors and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306142 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Interbody fusion system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306272 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Spinal fixation rod1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294480 A1Globeride, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Shape memory alloy staple1,556US 6,325,805 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- Implantable spinal assist device1,159US 5,415,661 AUniversity of Miami · 1995
- Shape memory alloy staple1,140US 6,773,437 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004