A61B 17/7091
For applying, tightening or removing longitudinal element-to-bone anchor locking elements
Official title: {for applying, tightening or removing longitudinal element-to-bone anchor locking elements, e.g. caps, set screws, nuts or wedges}
A61B17/7091 (For applying, tightening or removing longitudinal element-to-bone anchor locking elements) appears on 707 US grants and 836 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 707
- Published applications
- 836
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 929
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 13 |
| 2005 | 2 | 19 |
| 2006 | 3 | 29 |
| 2007 | 8 | 21 |
| 2008 | 5 | 34 |
| 2009 | 10 | 21 |
| 2010 | 21 | 26 |
| 2011 | 35 | 26 |
| 2012 | 28 | 31 |
| 2013 | 31 | 37 |
| 2014 | 25 | 52 |
| 2015 | 43 | 37 |
| 2016 | 37 | 48 |
| 2017 | 47 | 44 |
| 2018 | 52 | 60 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 |
| 2020 | 43 | 63 |
| 2021 | 41 | 45 |
| 2022 | 48 | 46 |
| 2023 | 46 | 48 |
| 2024 | 44 | 30 |
| 2025 | 28 | 32 |
| 2026 | 32 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rod reducing apparatus and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,745 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Tightening device for spine surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,812 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Surgical cord tensioning devices, systems, and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,961 B2Highridge Medical, LLC
- Set screw retaining driver1 Sep 2026US 12,721,664 B2Stryker Corporation
- Systems and methods for pedicle screw stabilization of spinal vertebrae25 Aug 2026US 12,714,478 B2Spine23 Inc.
- Rod reducer ratchet lock-out mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306146 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Surgical cord tensioning devices, systems, and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240573 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Pedicle screw stabilization systems and instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215822 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Pedicle screw stabilization systems and instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215823 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Coupling device for coupling a rod to a bone anchor23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207230 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- 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
- Percutaneous access devices and bone anchor assemblies652US 7,179,261 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2007