A61B 17/7085
For insertion of a longitudinal element down one or more hollow screw
Official title: {for insertion of a longitudinal element down one or more hollow screw or hook extensions, i.e. at least a part of the element within an extension has a component of movement parallel to the extension's axis}
A61B17/7085 (For insertion of a longitudinal element down one or more hollow screw) appears on 576 US grants and 682 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 576
- Published applications
- 682
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 685
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 19 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 |
| 2007 | 4 | 22 |
| 2008 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009 | 13 | 29 |
| 2010 | 19 | 25 |
| 2011 | 28 | 31 |
| 2012 | 37 | 33 |
| 2013 | 33 | 38 |
| 2014 | 43 | 61 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 |
| 2016 | 44 | 48 |
| 2017 | 47 | 37 |
| 2018 | 44 | 39 |
| 2019 | 30 | 34 |
| 2020 | 36 | 39 |
| 2021 | 29 | 31 |
| 2022 | 27 | 28 |
| 2023 | 30 | 27 |
| 2024 | 29 | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 | 13 |
| 2026 | 16 | 13 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for pedicle screw stabilization of spinal vertebrae25 Aug 2026US 12,714,478 B2Spine23 Inc.
- Screw tower and rod reduction tool11 Aug 2026US 12,702,455 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for percutaneous spinal fusion28 Jul 2026US 12,690,901 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Minimally invasive pedicle screw extension sleeve system21 Jul 2026US 12,685,569 B2Genesys Spine
- Receiver for inhibiting spreading apart of tooling receiver attachment portions27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248540 A1
- System and methods for rod insertion using a screw tower20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240572 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Receiving part for coupling a rod to a bone anchor16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198971 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Bone fusion device, system and methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183022 A1Triqueue Holdings, LLC
- Polyaxial bone anchoring device and system including an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165746 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal stabilization systems and methods633US 7,250,052 B2Abbott Spine · 2007
- Surgical guide rod425US 6,235,028 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Orthopedic implant rod reduction tool set and method404US 7,160,300 B22007
- Device and method for percutaneous placement of lumbar pedicle screws and connecting rods377US 7,306,603 B2Innovative Spinal Technologies · 2007
- Access systems and methods for minimally invasive surgery342US 7,179,225 B22007