A61B 17/7026
With a part that is flexible due to its form
Official title: {with a part that is flexible due to its form}
A61B17/7026 (With a part that is flexible due to its form) appears on 394 US grants and 578 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 394
- Published applications
- 578
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 639
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 34 |
| 2006 | 5 | 48 |
| 2007 | 0 | 45 |
| 2008 | 4 | 64 |
| 2009 | 16 | 30 |
| 2010 | 29 | 51 |
| 2011 | 34 | 37 |
| 2012 | 36 | 32 |
| 2013 | 34 | 26 |
| 2014 | 27 | 22 |
| 2015 | 28 | 27 |
| 2016 | 24 | 14 |
| 2017 | 20 | 15 |
| 2018 | 18 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 18 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for fixing a bony structure to a support member8 Sep 2026US 12,727,921 B2LDR Medical
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with receiver pre-formed axial rotation stops1 Sep 2026US 12,721,658 B2
- Spinal correction tensioning system23 Jun 2026US 12,661,152 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Bio-flexible spinal fixation apparatus for preventing fatigue fracture28 Apr 2026US 12,611,232 B2
- Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system31 Mar 2026US 12,588,934 B1
- 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
- Intraspinal fixture rod30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215816 A1Globeride, Inc.
- Polyaxial pedicle screw assembly with cannulated screw shank having an internal drive socket surrounded by a planar top end surface4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151162 A1
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with bottom loaded shank head and articulating retainer7 May 2026US 2026/0123965 A1
- Spinal Implants With Custom Density And 3-D Printing Of Spinal Implants23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108359 A1K2M, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shape memory alloy staple1,556US 6,325,805 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Implantable spinal assist device1,159US 5,415,661 AUniversity of Miami · 1995
- Shape memory alloy staple1,140US 6,773,437 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004
- Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders880US 6,402,750 B1SpinLabs, LLC · 2002
- Artificial ligament for the spine612US 5,180,393 APolyclinique de Bourgogne & Les Hortensiad · 1993