A61B 17/7053
With parts attached to bones or to each other by flexible wires
Official title: {with parts attached to bones or to each other by flexible wires, straps, sutures or cables}
A61B17/7053 (With parts attached to bones or to each other by flexible wires) appears on 548 US grants and 739 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 548
- Published applications
- 739
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 620
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 20 |
| 2007 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 34 |
| 2009 | 5 | 28 |
| 2010 | 12 | 37 |
| 2011 | 15 | 35 |
| 2012 | 32 | 42 |
| 2013 | 18 | 30 |
| 2014 | 28 | 27 |
| 2015 | 35 | 36 |
| 2016 | 36 | 49 |
| 2017 | 37 | 40 |
| 2018 | 31 | 49 |
| 2019 | 41 | 43 |
| 2020 | 42 | 46 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 |
| 2022 | 29 | 37 |
| 2023 | 23 | 30 |
| 2024 | 31 | 36 |
| 2025 | 35 | 32 |
| 2026 | 17 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical cord tensioning devices, systems, and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,961 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Device for fixing a bony structure to a support member8 Sep 2026US 12,727,921 B2LDR Medical
- Flexible fastening system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,202 B2K2M, Inc.
- Bone anchor based retractor/distractor23 Jun 2026US 12,661,100 B2Atlas Spine, Inc.
- Systems and methods for surgical procedures using band clamp implants and tensioning instruments23 Jun 2026US 12,661,158 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Rachet-based retractor and distractor apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294421 A1Atlas Spine, Inc.
- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly with non-pivoting pre-lock friction fit shank head retainer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294484 A1
- Systems for attenuation of increased spinal flexion loads post-fusion and associated methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294488 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Method of placing an implant between bone portions3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256499 A1Spinal Elements, Inc.
- Multiaxial receivers with tether13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232356 A1Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal alignment apparatus and methods1,583US 6,802,844 B2NuVasive, Inc. · 2004
- Interspinous segmental spine fixation device945US 5,496,318 AAdvanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Interspinous prosthesis698US 6,626,944 B12003
- Intervertebral implant689US 6,761,720 B1Spine Next · 2004
- Surgical implant for restricting the relative movement of vertebrae652US 5,011,484 A1991