A61B 17/7056
Hooks with specially-designed bone-contacting part
Official title: {Hooks with specially-designed bone-contacting part}
A61B17/7056 (Hooks with specially-designed bone-contacting part) appears on 232 US grants and 247 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 247
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 360
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 22 |
| 2018 | 17 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pars clamp25 Aug 2026US 12,714,471 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Interspinous process device and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,477 B2NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Modular bone fastener assemblies with biased angle receivers30 Jun 2026US 12,667,391 B2Orthofix US LLC
- Sacral tether anchor and methods of use14 Apr 2026US 12,599,421 B2Empirical Spine, Inc.
- Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system31 Mar 2026US 12,588,934 B1
- Bone hook apparatus28 May 2026US 2026/0144575 A1NuVasive, Inc.
- Spinous process clamp5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033871 A1Augmedics Ltd.
- Sublaminar band clamp18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288327 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221741 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Sacral tether anchor and methods of use3 Apr 2025US 2025/0107834 A1Empirical Spine, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Force diffusion spinal hook1,497US 7,485,133 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical implants923US 5,725,582 ASurgicraft Limited · 1998
- Device for setting a spine407US 5,476,464 AHowmedica, Inc. · 1995
- Double barrel spinal fixation system and method401US 5,630,816 A1997
- Apparatus for engaging a hook assembly to a spinal column379US 4,411,259 A1983