A61B 17/7028
The flexible part being a coil spring
Official title: {the flexible part being a coil spring}
A61B17/7028 (The flexible part being a coil spring) appears on 216 US grants and 300 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 216
- Published applications
- 300
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 340
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 26 |
| 2006 | 4 | 37 |
| 2007 | 0 | 25 |
| 2008 | 4 | 32 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 24 | 19 |
| 2011 | 23 | 16 |
| 2012 | 18 | 13 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Systems and methods for treating spinal conditions2 Dec 2025US 12,484,936 B1
- Spine connecting rod21 Oct 2025US 12,446,927 B2Socko Medical Co., Ltd.
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly with press-in-place insert15 Jul 2025US 12,357,348 B2
- In vivo derotation growth-friendly spine implant system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000433 A1Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Devices, assemblies, kits, systems and methods for shaping of elongated elements containing thermoplastic polymers6 Mar 2025US 2025/0073982 A1CarboFix Spine Inc.
- Bio-flexible spinal fixation apparatus for preventing fatigue fracture8 Aug 2024US 2024/0260999 A1
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly with snap-in-place insert1 Aug 2024US 2024/0252213 A1
- Spinal fixation constructs and related methods20 Jun 2024US 2024/0197366 A1NuVasive, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shape memory alloy staple1,556US 6,325,805 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Shape memory alloy staple1,140US 6,773,437 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2004
- Artificial ligament for the spine612US 5,180,393 APolyclinique de Bourgogne & Les Hortensiad · 1993
- Spinal stabilization method508US 7,029,475 B2Yale University · 2006
- Intervertebral locking device492US 5,423,816 A1995