A61B 17/7014
With means for adjusting the distance between two screws or hooks
Official title: {with means for adjusting the distance between two screws or hooks}
A61B17/7014 (With means for adjusting the distance between two screws or hooks) appears on 408 US grants and 528 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 408
- Published applications
- 528
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 565
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 0 | 15 |
| 2009 | 1 | 17 |
| 2010 | 8 | 37 |
| 2011 | 8 | 20 |
| 2012 | 13 | 24 |
| 2013 | 16 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 | 31 |
| 2015 | 28 | 30 |
| 2016 | 25 | 40 |
| 2017 | 22 | 26 |
| 2018 | 30 | 25 |
| 2019 | 25 | 29 |
| 2020 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021 | 16 | 22 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 |
| 2023 | 29 | 30 |
| 2024 | 33 | 29 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21 |
| 2026 | 15 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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 curvature modulation systems and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,470 B2Auctus Surgical, Inc.
- External adjustment device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,406 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Press-on link for surgical screws11 Aug 2026US 12,702,448 B2Nexus Spine, LLC
- Orthopedic extendable rods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306139 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for improved spinal correction surgery implementing non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction techniques1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294481 A1
- Bone transport implant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283657 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- External adjustment device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240570 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Multi-functioning locking mechanism of a hold open rod20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243280 A1MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Osteosynthetic fixation device603US 5,501,684 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1996
- Device for setting the spinal column459US 4,957,495 A1990
- Vertebral clamp449US 4,611,582 AWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · 1986
- Multidirectional adaptable vertebral osteosyntsis device with reduced space requirement431US 6,267,765 B12001