A61B 17/7067
Devices bearing against one or more spinous processes and also attached to
Official title: {Devices bearing against one or more spinous processes and also attached to another part of the spine; Tools therefor}
A61B17/7067 (Devices bearing against one or more spinous processes and also attached to) appears on 446 US grants and 587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 446
- Published applications
- 587
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 528
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 |
| 2007 | 0 | 20 |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 |
| 2009 | 3 | 23 |
| 2010 | 15 | 31 |
| 2011 | 16 | 23 |
| 2012 | 22 | 53 |
| 2013 | 33 | 27 |
| 2014 | 36 | 46 |
| 2015 | 36 | 38 |
| 2016 | 38 | 32 |
| 2017 | 43 | 55 |
| 2018 | 34 | 27 |
| 2019 | 36 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 22 |
| 2021 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 31 | 24 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| 2025 | 18 | 13 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Pars clamp25 Aug 2026US 12,714,471 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Systems for attenuation of increased spinal flexion loads post-fusion and associated methods9 Jun 2026US 12,648,798 B2Highridge Medical, 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
- Systems for attenuation of increased spinal flexion loads post-fusion and associated methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294488 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Expandable worm screw jack for installation between upper and lower succeeding articular processes and having enhanced bone gripping geometry and teeth profiles18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165750 A1Linares Spinal Devices, LLC
- Bilateral anterior spinal screws and surgical procedure30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114905 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Spinal implant for motion preservation or fusion12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069322 A1
- Spinal treatment devices, systems and methods19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047870 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer1,130US 8,128,662 B2VertiFlex, Inc. · 2012
- Dynamic implanted spinal orthosis and operative procedure for fitting973US 5,672,175 A1997
- Lumbar spine fixation apparatus and method892US 5,306,275 A1994
- Apparatus for guiding and positioning an implant530US 9,463,012 B2P Tech, LLC · 2016
- Bone screw466US 6,736,820 B2Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2004