A61B 17/7005
Parts of the longitudinal elements
Official title: {Parts of the longitudinal elements, e.g. their ends, being specially adapted to fit in the screw or hook heads}
A61B17/7005 (Parts of the longitudinal elements) appears on 360 US grants and 467 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 360
- Published applications
- 467
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 514
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2008 | 1 | 59 |
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| 2011 | 47 | 26 |
| 2012 | 42 | 29 |
| 2013 | 35 | 20 |
| 2014 | 19 | 11 |
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| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Spinal anchoring element system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,811 B2Concept Spine Ltd
- Press-on link for surgical screws11 Aug 2026US 12,702,448 B2Nexus Spine, LLC
- Method of assembling a pivotable bone anchor assembly with independent locking by insert side compressing member4 Aug 2026US 12,697,147 B2
- Spinal implant with ball and socket joint having multiple radius tear shaped geometry7 Jul 2026US 12,672,900 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Orthopedic pin for optically analyzing a bone region30 Jun 2026US 12,667,401 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly with non-pivoting pre-lock friction fit shank head retainer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294484 A1
- Spinal implant with ball and socket joint having multiple radius tear shaped geometry1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294486 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with unlocked forced downwardly insert tool deployment6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224249 A1
- Orthopedic anchor system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224250 A1Genesys Spine
- Medical device for intraoperative measurement and interpretation of bone density during spinal surgery23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207124 A1University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
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