A61B 17/701
Longitudinal elements with a non-circular
Official title: {Longitudinal elements with a non-circular, e.g. rectangular, cross-section (A61B17/7005, A61B17/7007 take precedence)}
A61B17/701 (Longitudinal elements with a non-circular) appears on 565 US grants and 636 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 565
- Published applications
- 636
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 796
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Spinal curvature modulation systems and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,470 B2Auctus Surgical, Inc.
- Connector implant for extending a spinal construct16 Jun 2026US 12,653,582 B2Inno4Spine AG
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- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with forcibly downwardly displaceable pressure insert25 Nov 2025US 12,478,409 B2
- 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
- System and method for aligning vertebrae in the correction of spinal deformities27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248534 A1
- Temporal bone implant and method for configuring and/or manufacturing a temporal bone implant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240569 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with unlocked forced downwardly insert tool deployment6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224249 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Method for a flexible stabilization system for a vertebral column661US 4,743,260 A1988
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- Flexible stabilization system for a vertebral column612US 5,282,863 A1994
- Expandable intervertebral implant537US 7,753,958 B22010