A61B 17/8033
Having indirect contact with screw heads, or having contact with screw heads
Official title: {having indirect contact with screw heads, or having contact with screw heads maintained with the aid of additional components, e.g. nuts, wedges or head covers}
A61B17/8033 (Having indirect contact with screw heads, or having contact with screw heads) appears on 1,636 US grants and 1,894 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 1,894
- Assignees
- 444
- Inventors
- 2,052
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 32 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bone plates having polygonal locking holes with thread interruption, and related systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,748 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Multiplanar fixation plate for fracture repair15 Sep 2026US 12,733,963 B2GLabs X, LLC
- Bone plate hole caps, bone plate systems, and methods using same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,414 B2Paragon 28, Inc.
- Cerclage cable system and apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,708,420 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Height-adjustable spinal fusion cage18 Aug 2026US 12,708,522 B2L&K Biomed Co., Ltd.
- Devices and methods for bone fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294492 A1NuVasive, Inc.
- Systems and methods for orthopedic implant fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294642 A1Carlsmed, Inc.
- Orthopedic intramedullary nail and bone plate system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283659 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Expandable vertebral implant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283817 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Kit, plate, insert, and method for treating a clavicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240577 A1Medartis Holding AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for bone fracture fixation1,651US 7,052,499 B2Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. · 2006
- Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation1,380US 7,172,593 B2SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2007
- Device comprising an implant and screws for fastening said implant to a bone, and a device for connecting two separated pieces of bone1,047US 4,484,570 ASynthes GmbH · 1984
- Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly1,026US 8,747,441 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2014
- Anterior cervical plating system862US 5,364,399 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1994