A61B 17/7086
Rod reducers, i.e. devices providing a mechanical advantage to allow a user
Official title: {Rod reducers, i.e. devices providing a mechanical advantage to allow a user to force a rod into or onto an anchor head other than by means of a rod-to-bone anchor locking element; rod removers}
A61B17/7086 (Rod reducers, i.e. devices providing a mechanical advantage to allow a user) appears on 574 US grants and 667 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 574
- Published applications
- 667
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 699
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 23 | 28 |
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 instruments and methods for selectively coupling to an object18 Aug 2026US 12,708,409 B2Medos International Sarl
- Rod reduction device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,410 B2OrthoPediatrics Corp.
- Screw tower and rod reduction tool11 Aug 2026US 12,702,455 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Modular rod reduction tower and related methods4 Aug 2026US 12,697,152 B2CTL Medical Corporation
- 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
- 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.
- Smart surgical instruments20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240611 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Pedicle screw and an assembly aid therefor595US 6,183,472 B2Howmedica, Inc. · 2001
- Surgical instrument for moving a vertebra589US 6,648,888 B1Endius Incorporated · 2003
- Articulating spinal fixation rod and system541US 7,083,621 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2006