A61B 17/8615
At the central region of the screw head
Official title: {at the central region of the screw head}
A61B17/8615 (At the central region of the screw head) appears on 433 US grants and 557 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 433
- Published applications
- 557
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 787
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2005 | 2 | 15 |
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| 2009 | 9 | 23 |
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| 2014 | 18 | 38 |
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| 2020 | 28 | 40 |
| 2021 | 38 | 42 |
| 2022 | 31 | 29 |
| 2023 | 24 | 21 |
| 2024 | 32 | 23 |
| 2025 | 18 | 28 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly having a receiver and twist-in-place insert28 Jul 2026US 12,690,895 B2
- Detachable bone fixation device and related methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,590 B2Surgical Design Innovations, LLC
- Screw and driver system and associated methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256504 A1
- Percutaneous Inserter System For Bone Fixation Members, And Related Instrumentation, Assemblies, And Methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248542 A1
- Orthopedic screw and screw fastening device for orthopedic operations20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240581 A1KinetiQ Systems LLC
- Osteosynthesis screw with angular indexing relative to the screwdrivr and universal compatibility6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224257 A1Novastep
- Holding instrument and medical device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207239 A1National University Corporation Shiga University of Medical Science
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for joint resurface repair805US 6,520,964 B2STD Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Bioabsorbable interference bone fixation screw506US 5,470,334 ALinvatec Corporation · 1995
- System and method for joint resurface repair496US 6,679,917 B2Arthrosurface Incorporated · 2004
- Biodegradable interference screw and tool for attaching a transplant to a bone468US 7,261,716 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG · 2007
- Bone fastener and instrument for insertion thereof467US 5,707,373 AIkonos Corporation · 1998