A61B 17/7008
With parts of, or attached to, the longitudinal elements, bearing against an
Official title: {with parts of, or attached to, the longitudinal elements, bearing against an outside of the screw or hook heads, e.g. nuts on threaded rods (A61B17/7007 takes precedence)}
A61B17/7008 (With parts of, or attached to, the longitudinal elements, bearing against an) appears on 369 US grants and 441 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 369
- Published applications
- 441
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 462
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 21 |
| 2006 | 4 | 16 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 31 |
| 2009 | 1 | 27 |
| 2010 | 15 | 24 |
| 2011 | 23 | 19 |
| 2012 | 28 | 23 |
| 2013 | 30 | 15 |
| 2014 | 14 | 20 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 | 21 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 |
| 2019 | 18 | 21 |
| 2020 | 20 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 15 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with receiver pre-formed axial rotation stops1 Sep 2026US 12,721,658 B2
- Method of assembling a pivotable bone anchor assembly with independent locking by insert side compressing member4 Aug 2026US 12,697,147 B2
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly having a receiver and twist-in-place insert28 Jul 2026US 12,690,895 B2
- Pedicle screw stabilization systems and instruments21 Apr 2026US 12,605,190 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Composite material spinal implant14 Apr 2026US 12,599,413 B2CarboFix Spine Inc.
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly with non-pivoting pre-lock friction fit shank head retainer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294484 A1
- Method of assembling a cannulated polyaxial screw having a shank head with a flat top spaced apart from a compression insert17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272514 A1
- Preoperative method for manufacturing an arthrodesis device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240571 A1S.M.A.I.O.
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with unlocked forced downwardly insert tool deployment6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224249 A1
- Pedicle screw stabilization systems and instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215822 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- Dynamic implanted spinal orthosis and operative procedure for fitting973US 5,672,175 A1997
- Pedicle screw777US 4,946,458 A1990
- Pedicle screw and receiver member therefore713US 5,207,678 APrufer · 1993
- Artificial functional spinal unit assemblies586US 7,316,714 B2Flexuspine, Inc. · 2008