A61B 17/7017
Pneumatic or hydraulic means
Official title: {pneumatic or hydraulic means}
A61B17/7017 (Pneumatic or hydraulic means) appears on 70 US grants and 93 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 70
- Published applications
- 93
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 114
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthopedic extendable rods24 Mar 2026US 12,582,447 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Spinal alignment system with thermally actuated component17 Mar 2026US 12,575,859 B2Tetravision, LLC
- Systems and methods for distraction11 Nov 2025US 12,465,412 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Orthopedic growing devices21 Oct 2025US 12,446,925 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Systems and methods for joint replacement21 Oct 2025US 12,446,926 B2OrthAlign, Inc.
- Orthopedic extendable rods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306139 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for joint replacement26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083478 A1OrthAlign, Inc.
- Orthopedic Growing Devices26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083479 A1Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Wirelessly powered implantable medical device system and methods thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069319 A1
- Systems and methods for distraction5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060731 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for stabilization of bone structures197US 8,226,690 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 2012
- Skeletal flexible/rigid rod for treating skeletal curvature137US 8,092,499 B12012
- Spinal implant having a post-operative adjustable dimension129US 8,241,331 B2Spine21 Ltd. · 2012
- Skeletal adjustment device114US 8,641,723 B2Orthonex LLC · 2014
- Elongated members with expansion chambers for treating bony members100US 8,211,149 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2012