A61B 17/7032
Screws or hooks with u-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods
Official title: {Screws or hooks with U-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods pass}
A61B17/7032 (Screws or hooks with u-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods) appears on 3,204 US grants and 3,904 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,204
- Published applications
- 3,904
- Assignees
- 560
- Inventors
- 3,204
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 9 |
| 2002 | 28 | 37 |
| 2003 | 34 | 47 |
| 2004 | 28 | 58 |
| 2005 | 16 | 118 |
| 2006 | 24 | 154 |
| 2007 | 28 | 167 |
| 2008 | 14 | 206 |
| 2009 | 42 | 149 |
| 2010 | 127 | 182 |
| 2011 | 176 | 146 |
| 2012 | 192 | 169 |
| 2013 | 141 | 156 |
| 2014 | 165 | 192 |
| 2015 | 181 | 176 |
| 2016 | 168 | 180 |
| 2017 | 188 | 195 |
| 2018 | 160 | 201 |
| 2019 | 167 | 193 |
| 2020 | 191 | 215 |
| 2021 | 188 | 212 |
| 2022 | 165 | 185 |
| 2023 | 149 | 169 |
| 2024 | 168 | 131 |
| 2025 | 161 | 134 |
| 2026 | 106 | 123 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Closed channel anchor device for bone implantation during surgical procedures6 Oct 2026US 12,751,753 B1Caliber CLA Holdings LLC
- Bone anchor assembly with bone debris sweep ring in receiver sub-assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,042 B2
- Pivotal bone anchor assembly having a restrained pre-loaded shank head retainer29 Sep 2026US 12,746,043 B2
- Tightening device for spine surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Implantable screw and methods for use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,958 B2Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Spinal tethering devices, systems, and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306138 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- System and method for fixation of implantable sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306140 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Modular screw assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306141 A1Zavation Medical Products, LLC
- Method and apparatus for improved spinal correction surgery implementing non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction techniques1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294481 A1
- Coupling device for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294482 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transpedicular screw system and method of use1,035US 5,360,431 ACross Medical Products, Inc. · 1994
- Anchoring member933US 5,672,176 A1997
- Spinal implant system922US 5,474,555 ACross Medical Products, Inc. · 1995
- Bone screw874US 5,443,467 ABiedermann Motech GmbH · 1995
- Multi-axial bone screw assembly837US 6,280,442 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001