A61B 17/7062
Devices acting on, attached to, or simulating the effect of, vertebral processes
Official title: {Devices acting on, attached to, or simulating the effect of, vertebral processes, vertebral facets or ribs (rib fixation devices A61B17/8076); Tools for such devices}
A61B17/7062 (Devices acting on, attached to, or simulating the effect of, vertebral processes) appears on 1,994 US grants and 2,710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,994
- Published applications
- 2,710
- Assignees
- 455
- Inventors
- 1,789
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 8 |
| 2002 | 12 | 19 |
| 2003 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13 | 45 |
| 2005 | 11 | 75 |
| 2006 | 10 | 123 |
| 2007 | 10 | 169 |
| 2008 | 11 | 235 |
| 2009 | 34 | 149 |
| 2010 | 93 | 165 |
| 2011 | 126 | 142 |
| 2012 | 172 | 180 |
| 2013 | 131 | 152 |
| 2014 | 170 | 154 |
| 2015 | 153 | 124 |
| 2016 | 123 | 116 |
| 2017 | 149 | 149 |
| 2018 | 121 | 113 |
| 2019 | 115 | 105 |
| 2020 | 85 | 88 |
| 2021 | 76 | 74 |
| 2022 | 86 | 94 |
| 2023 | 59 | 66 |
| 2024 | 67 | 57 |
| 2025 | 60 | 66 |
| 2026 | 36 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/7064Devices acting on, attached to, or simulating the effect of, vertebral facets700
- A61B 17/7065Devices with changeable shape544
- A61B 17/7067Devices bearing against one or more spinous processes and also attached to446
- A61B 17/7068Devices comprising separate rigid parts, assembled in situ, to bear on each446
- A61B 17/707Devices acting on, or attached to, a transverse process or rib242
Recent patents
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- Multi-device health parameter monitoring systems, methods, and devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,368 B2GS-HealthMatrix, LLC
- Pars clamp25 Aug 2026US 12,714,471 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Systems for attenuation of increased spinal flexion loads post-fusion and associated methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294488 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Strut implant for supporting spinal implant constructs24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283653 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283666 A1
- Instrument for inserting an interspinous process implant17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272517 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Method of placing an implant between bone portions3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256499 A1Spinal Elements, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interspinal vertebral implant1,349US 5,645,599 AFixano · 1997
- Implantable spinal assist device1,159US 5,415,661 AUniversity of Miami · 1995
- Spine distraction implant and method1,139US 5,836,948 ASaint Francis Medical Technologies, LLC · 1998
- Minimally invasive tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer1,130US 8,128,662 B2VertiFlex, Inc. · 2012
- Flexible inter-vertebral stabilizer as well as process and apparatus for determining or verifying its tension before installation on the spinal column1,124US 5,092,866 A1992