A61B 17/7025
With a sliding joint
Official title: {with a sliding joint}
A61B17/7025 (With a sliding joint) appears on 186 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 301
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 23 |
| 2007 | 4 | 19 |
| 2008 | 1 | 27 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 15 | 21 |
| 2011 | 17 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014 | 13 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 |
| 2016 | 13 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Growing rod for treating spinal deformities and method for using same11 Aug 2026US 12,702,449 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Rod system including at least two rods and connector device for rods4 Aug 2026US 12,697,148 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Orthopedic extendable rods24 Mar 2026US 12,582,447 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Active compression devices, methods of assembly and methods of use24 Mar 2026US 12,582,451 B2Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Articulating spinal rod system3 Mar 2026US 12,564,425 B2Refai Technologies, L.L.C.
- Orthopedic extendable rods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306139 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Active Compression Devices, Methods Of Assembly And Methods Of Use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215824 A1Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Orthopedic Growing Devices26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083479 A1Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Connector rod for correction of spinal deformity5 Jun 2025US 2025/0177009 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Vertebral growth modulating directional hinged end-to-end rod connector19 Dec 2024US 2024/0415548 A1Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders880US 6,402,750 B1SpinLabs, LLC · 2002
- Application of an improved damper to an intervertebral stabilization device769US 5,375,823 ASociete PSI · 1994
- Intervertebral link device capable of axial and angular displacement598US 6,241,730 B1Scient'x (Societe a Responsabilite Limitee) · 2001
- Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders594US 6,835,205 B2Spinalabs, LLC · 2004