A61B 17/8875
Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches
Official title: {Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches}
A61B17/8875 (Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches) appears on 2,333 US grants and 2,725 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,333
- Published applications
- 2,725
- Assignees
- 746
- Inventors
- 3,243
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 21 |
| 2002 | 33 | 49 |
| 2003 | 56 | 57 |
| 2004 | 27 | 71 |
| 2005 | 23 | 87 |
| 2006 | 37 | 95 |
| 2007 | 30 | 74 |
| 2008 | 22 | 84 |
| 2009 | 40 | 79 |
| 2010 | 66 | 76 |
| 2011 | 88 | 103 |
| 2012 | 64 | 111 |
| 2013 | 90 | 141 |
| 2014 | 92 | 136 |
| 2015 | 125 | 138 |
| 2016 | 115 | 133 |
| 2017 | 113 | 129 |
| 2018 | 126 | 123 |
| 2019 | 144 | 138 |
| 2020 | 129 | 154 |
| 2021 | 116 | 153 |
| 2022 | 132 | 155 |
| 2023 | 108 | 115 |
| 2024 | 126 | 104 |
| 2025 | 126 | 119 |
| 2026 | 63 | 80 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Interfixated vertebral body replacement and insertion methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,837 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- System of a bone anchor and an elongate instrument29 Sep 2026US 12,746,048 B2Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Systems and methods for a spinal anatomy registration framework29 Sep 2026US 12,746,066 B2KATO Medical, Inc.
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Tool for the manipulation of fastening devices8 Sep 2026US 12,727,927 B2
- Guidewire-capturing surgical instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306115 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Silicate Fiber Polymer Composite8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307297 A1Tundra Composites, LLC
- Counter-torque driver tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295781 A1C-Torq, LLC
- Method and apparatus for an orthopedic fixation system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283664 A1DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Targeting guide24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283670 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sternal closure system, method and apparatus therefor1,540US 7,651,498 B22010
- Threaded spinal implant1,511US 5,015,247 A1991
- Powered surgical instrument having locking systems and a clutch mechanism1,500US 6,220,368 B1MicroAire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · 2001
- Expandable intervertebral cage and surgical method1,454US 5,665,122 A1997
- Method for assembling, identifying and controlling a powered surgical tool assembly assembled from multiple components1,425US 8,035,487 B2Stryker Corporation · 2011