A61B 17/7071
Implants for expanding or repairing the vertebral arch or wedged between laminae
Official title: {Implants for expanding or repairing the vertebral arch or wedged between laminae or pedicles; Tools therefor}
A61B17/7071 (Implants for expanding or repairing the vertebral arch or wedged between laminae) appears on 362 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 362
- Published applications
- 452
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 441
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 10 |
| 2002 | 9 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 3 | 19 |
| 2007 | 5 | 24 |
| 2008 | 0 | 39 |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | 19 | 34 |
| 2011 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 31 | 25 |
| 2013 | 22 | 20 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 |
| 2015 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 24 |
| 2017 | 23 | 26 |
| 2018 | 25 | 19 |
| 2019 | 18 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 20 |
| 2021 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modular pedicle screw assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,733,960 B1Atlas Spine, Inc.
- Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system31 Mar 2026US 12,588,934 B1
- Spinal lamina implant18 Nov 2025US 12,472,073 B2Moskowitz Family LLC
- Spinal lamina protector9 Sep 2025US 12,408,953 B2Neucen Biomed Co., Ltd.
- Interspinous-interlaminar stabilization systems and methods2 Sep 2025US 12,402,921 B2FloSpine, LLC
- Screw implant and methods for same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165751 A1
- Expandabl bone implant for veterinary orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic system and method for manufacturing the implant30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114909 A1In Life Vet SA
- Instruments de chirurgie orthopédique vétérinaire d'installation d'implants osseux expansibles2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090829 A1In Life Vet SA
- Total artificial spino-laminar prosthetic replacement5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060811 A1Moskowitz Family LLC
- Interspinous-interlaminar stabilization systems and methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375224 A1FloSpine, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spine distraction implant and method1,139US 5,836,948 ASaint Francis Medical Technologies, LLC · 1998
- 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
- Spine distraction implant736US 6,068,630 ASt. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2000