A61B 17/8685
Comprising multiple separate parts
Official title: {comprising multiple separate parts}
A61B17/8685 (Comprising multiple separate parts) appears on 1,243 US grants and 1,619 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,243
- Published applications
- 1,619
- Assignees
- 456
- Inventors
- 1,801
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 16 | 12 |
| 2004 | 5 | 22 |
| 2005 | 9 | 43 |
| 2006 | 7 | 33 |
| 2007 | 6 | 35 |
| 2008 | 2 | 57 |
| 2009 | 15 | 48 |
| 2010 | 27 | 74 |
| 2011 | 39 | 78 |
| 2012 | 38 | 76 |
| 2013 | 68 | 80 |
| 2014 | 66 | 91 |
| 2015 | 82 | 84 |
| 2016 | 72 | 87 |
| 2017 | 89 | 90 |
| 2018 | 75 | 90 |
| 2019 | 82 | 85 |
| 2020 | 90 | 89 |
| 2021 | 70 | 80 |
| 2022 | 79 | 87 |
| 2023 | 65 | 81 |
| 2024 | 75 | 71 |
| 2025 | 71 | 60 |
| 2026 | 47 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modular screw head assemblies15 Sep 2026US 12,733,966 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Expandable pedicle screw assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,727,923 B2
- Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgery8 Sep 2026US 12,728,013 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Stabilizing bones using screws and rods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,659 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Polyaxial bone anchoring device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,482 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Bone anchor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294485 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Methods and devices for bone fragment fixation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283660 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Bone anchors and screws10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263062 A1Nanohive Medical LLC
- Bone fixation system for sacroiliac joint and related methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248518 A1
- Threaded implants and methods of use across bone segments20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240658 A1SI-Bone Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbable surgical fastener with bone penetrating elements1,956US 5,522,817 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Bone fixation screw system1,955US 6,022,352 ABiomet, Inc. · 2000
- Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly1,026US 8,747,441 B2DePuy Spine, Inc. · 2014
- Selectively expandable sacral fixation screw-sleeve device580US 5,713,904 AThird Millennium Engineering, LLC · 1998
- Open helical organic tissue anchor and method of facilitating healing575US 5,662,683 AOrtho Helix Limited · 1997