A61B 17/7074
Tools specially adapted for spinal fixation operations other than for bone removal
Official title: {Tools specially adapted for spinal fixation operations other than for bone removal or filler handling (A61B17/7062, A61B17/808, A61B17/8858 take precedence; for spinal image producing devices A61B90/36, A61B34/20; markers A61B90/39)}
A61B17/7074 (Tools specially adapted for spinal fixation operations other than for bone removal) appears on 3,237 US grants and 3,923 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,237
- Published applications
- 3,923
- Assignees
- 586
- Inventors
- 3,156
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 18 |
| 2003 | 13 | 23 |
| 2004 | 14 | 41 |
| 2005 | 9 | 86 |
| 2006 | 14 | 92 |
| 2007 | 15 | 78 |
| 2008 | 10 | 110 |
| 2009 | 42 | 112 |
| 2010 | 75 | 122 |
| 2011 | 94 | 147 |
| 2012 | 134 | 148 |
| 2013 | 140 | 156 |
| 2014 | 153 | 214 |
| 2015 | 192 | 200 |
| 2016 | 187 | 207 |
| 2017 | 196 | 236 |
| 2018 | 226 | 263 |
| 2019 | 192 | 237 |
| 2020 | 231 | 269 |
| 2021 | 208 | 248 |
| 2022 | 226 | 249 |
| 2023 | 211 | 196 |
| 2024 | 198 | 162 |
| 2025 | 207 | 174 |
| 2026 | 142 | 132 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/7076For driving, positioning or assembling spinal clamps or bone anchors specially adapted2,104
- A61B 17/7083Tools for guidance or insertion of tethers, rod-to-anchor connectors, rod-to-rod connectors, or1,343
- A61B 17/7091For applying, tightening or removing longitudinal element-to-bone anchor locking elements707
- A61B 17/7092For checking pedicle hole has correct depth or has an intact wall97
Recent patents
- Bone anchoring device and tool cooperating with such a bone anchoring device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,742 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Surgical implant instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,744 B2Medos International Sarl
- Rod reducing apparatus and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,745 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for a spinal anatomy registration framework29 Sep 2026US 12,746,066 B2KATO Medical, Inc.
- Tightening device for spine surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Adjustable lordosis anchor and impactor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306144 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Combination derotation and reducer instruments and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306145 A1Medos International Sarl
- Rod reducer ratchet lock-out mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306146 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Systems and methods for prone lateral spine surgery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306276 A1
- Rachet-based retractor and distractor apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294421 A1Atlas Spine, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Battery powered surgical tool with guide wire1,046US 8,974,932 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. · 2015
- Transpedicular screw system and method of use1,035US 5,360,431 ACross Medical Products, Inc. · 1994
- Dynamic implanted spinal orthosis and operative procedure for fitting973US 5,672,175 A1997
- Surgical implants923US 5,725,582 ASurgicraft Limited · 1998