A61B 17/7059
Cortical plates
Official title: {Cortical plates (A61B17/7007, A61B17/7058 take precedence)}
A61B17/7059 (Cortical plates) appears on 1,596 US grants and 1,904 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,596
- Published applications
- 1,904
- Assignees
- 455
- Inventors
- 1,932
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 8 |
| 2002 | 29 | 51 |
| 2003 | 43 | 50 |
| 2004 | 25 | 105 |
| 2005 | 26 | 108 |
| 2006 | 39 | 85 |
| 2007 | 41 | 90 |
| 2008 | 15 | 90 |
| 2009 | 34 | 74 |
| 2010 | 69 | 83 |
| 2011 | 70 | 80 |
| 2012 | 80 | 86 |
| 2013 | 80 | 84 |
| 2014 | 110 | 89 |
| 2015 | 94 | 109 |
| 2016 | 89 | 105 |
| 2017 | 71 | 94 |
| 2018 | 88 | 77 |
| 2019 | 78 | 93 |
| 2020 | 82 | 73 |
| 2021 | 71 | 70 |
| 2022 | 66 | 63 |
| 2023 | 53 | 42 |
| 2024 | 51 | 43 |
| 2025 | 42 | 35 |
| 2026 | 21 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bone plate6 Oct 2026US RE51,050 E1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Implantable cages and plates having alignment markings and related methods of using the same11 Aug 2026US 12,702,567 B2Intelivation Technologies LLC
- Surgical plate systems4 Aug 2026US 12,697,229 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Facet joint implants and delivery tools28 Jul 2026US 12,690,855 B2Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
- Compressible cervical plate21 Jul 2026US 12,685,572 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Spinal fixation system with visualization aperture and sliding pin engagement for vertebral stabilization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272516 A1
- Intervertebral spacer that dynamically promotes bone growth17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272671 A1Simply Medical, Inc.
- Spinal Plate and Methods of Implantation10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263121 A1Alphatec Spine, Inc.
- Active Compression Devices, Methods Of Assembly And Methods Of Use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215824 A1Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Intradiscal fixation systems9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191662 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Anterior buttress staple1,560US 7,341,591 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2008
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989
- Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation1,380US 7,172,593 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2007
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical prosthetic implant facilitating vertebral interbody fusion1,185US 4,878,915 A1989