A61B 17/7065
Devices with changeable shape
Official title: {Devices with changeable shape, e.g. collapsible or having retractable arms to aid implantation; Tools therefor}
A61B17/7065 (Devices with changeable shape) appears on 544 US grants and 710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 544
- Published applications
- 710
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 517
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 1 | 19 |
| 2007 | 2 | 63 |
| 2008 | 0 | 97 |
| 2009 | 7 | 31 |
| 2010 | 14 | 42 |
| 2011 | 44 | 42 |
| 2012 | 57 | 41 |
| 2013 | 42 | 40 |
| 2014 | 47 | 30 |
| 2015 | 44 | 29 |
| 2016 | 32 | 37 |
| 2017 | 32 | 41 |
| 2018 | 33 | 21 |
| 2019 | 32 | 28 |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 | 19 | 8 |
| 2022 | 21 | 33 |
| 2023 | 22 | 26 |
| 2024 | 19 | 15 |
| 2025 | 19 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,044 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Implantable device, in particular of the inter vertebral spacer type1 Sep 2026US 12,721,661 B2
- Graft scaffold25 Aug 2026US 12,714,476 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Interspinous process device and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,477 B2NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Interspinous implant insertion instrument with wing actuation tool11 Aug 2026US 12,702,453 B2Spinal 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
- Expandable si joint fixation device with deployable anchors27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248539 A1
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion implant systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240661 A1Sharp Biomedical Corp.
- Interspinous implant insertion instrument with staggered path implant deployment mechanism6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224252 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Spine distraction implant and method928US 5,860,977 ASaint Francis Medical Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Spine distraction implant847US 6,048,342 ASt. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000