A61B 17/7029
The entire longitudinal element being flexible
Official title: {the entire longitudinal element being flexible}
A61B17/7029 (The entire longitudinal element being flexible) appears on 87 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 150
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system31 Mar 2026US 12,588,934 B1
- Polyaxial pedicle screw assembly with cannulated screw shank having an internal drive socket surrounded by a planar top end surface18 Nov 2025US 12,471,958 B2
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly and method for use thereof12 Aug 2025US 12,383,311 B2
- 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
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly with receiver pre-formed axial rotation stops12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069320 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spine stabilization system444US 6,986,771 B2Globus Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Spine stabilization system443US 6,989,011 B2Globus Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Marking and guidance method and system for flexible fixation of a spine255US 7,137,985 B2N Spine, Inc. · 2006
- Spinal stabilization device206US 7,326,210 B2N Spine, Inc. · 2008
- Implant for correction and stabilization of the spinal column126US 7,651,515 B2Ulrich GmbH & Co.KG · 2010