A61B 17/7068
Devices comprising separate rigid parts, assembled in situ, to bear on each
Official title: {Devices comprising separate rigid parts, assembled in situ, to bear on each side of spinous processes; Tools therefor}
A61B17/7068 (Devices comprising separate rigid parts, assembled in situ, to bear on each) appears on 446 US grants and 580 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 446
- Published applications
- 580
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 458
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 16 |
| 2005 | 2 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 18 |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 |
| 2008 | 1 | 72 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 28 |
| 2011 | 19 | 25 |
| 2012 | 31 | 42 |
| 2013 | 40 | 46 |
| 2014 | 48 | 52 |
| 2015 | 30 | 31 |
| 2016 | 33 | 38 |
| 2017 | 42 | 40 |
| 2018 | 33 | 25 |
| 2019 | 29 | 14 |
| 2020 | 18 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities28 Jul 2026US 12,690,894 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Expandable interspinous process fixation device21 Jul 2026US 12,685,646 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Interspinous implant insertion instrument with staggered path implant deployment mechanism31 Mar 2026US 12,588,935 B2Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- 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
- Interspinous spacer with relatively few components and methods and systems30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114907 A1Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Spinous process fixation system and methods thereof15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013910 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Dynamic and non-dynamic interspinous fusion implant and bone growth stimulation system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007436 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spine distraction implant and method1,139US 5,836,948 ASaint Francis Medical Technologies, LLC · 1998
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Interspinous segmental spine fixation device945US 5,496,318 AAdvanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc. · 1996
- 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