A61B 17/7083
Tools for guidance or insertion of tethers, rod-to-anchor connectors, rod-to-rod connectors, or
Official title: {Tools for guidance or insertion of tethers, rod-to-anchor connectors, rod-to-rod connectors, or longitudinal elements}
A61B17/7083 (Tools for guidance or insertion of tethers, rod-to-anchor connectors, rod-to-rod connectors, or) appears on 1,343 US grants and 1,579 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,343
- Published applications
- 1,579
- Assignees
- 243
- Inventors
- 1,441
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 17 |
| 2005 | 3 | 53 |
| 2006 | 5 | 58 |
| 2007 | 8 | 50 |
| 2008 | 7 | 52 |
| 2009 | 25 | 67 |
| 2010 | 46 | 49 |
| 2011 | 61 | 72 |
| 2012 | 78 | 64 |
| 2013 | 74 | 77 |
| 2014 | 75 | 104 |
| 2015 | 90 | 82 |
| 2016 | 97 | 90 |
| 2017 | 88 | 84 |
| 2018 | 88 | 105 |
| 2019 | 77 | 89 |
| 2020 | 90 | 83 |
| 2021 | 73 | 81 |
| 2022 | 74 | 86 |
| 2023 | 83 | 66 |
| 2024 | 56 | 43 |
| 2025 | 71 | 51 |
| 2026 | 45 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rod reducing apparatus and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,745 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Surgical cord tensioning devices, systems, and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,961 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Gripping and positioning tool for a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide8 Sep 2026US 12,727,926 B2Medacta International SA
- Systems and methods for pedicle screw stabilization of spinal vertebrae25 Aug 2026US 12,714,478 B2Spine23 Inc.
- Surgical instruments and methods for selectively coupling to an object18 Aug 2026US 12,708,409 B2Medos International Sarl
- 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 for attenuation of increased spinal flexion loads post-fusion and associated methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294488 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Surgical robotic automation with tracking markers and controlled tool advancement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294558 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Receiver for inhibiting spreading apart of tooling receiver attachment portions27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248540 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transpedicular screw system and method of use1,035US 5,360,431 ACross Medical Products, Inc. · 1994
- Spinal implant system922US 5,474,555 ACross Medical Products, Inc. · 1995
- Tools for use in seating spinal rods in open ended implants828US 5,720,751 A1998
- Instruments for stabilization of bony structures820US 6,530,929 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2003
- Systems and methods for spinal fixation709US 6,607,530 B1Highgate Orthopedics, Inc. · 2003