A61B 17/8877
Characterised by the cross-section of the driver bit
Official title: {characterised by the cross-section of the driver bit}
A61B17/8877 (Characterised by the cross-section of the driver bit) appears on 632 US grants and 782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 632
- Published applications
- 782
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 1,033
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 17 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 30 |
| 2006 | 6 | 23 |
| 2007 | 6 | 21 |
| 2008 | 7 | 30 |
| 2009 | 16 | 37 |
| 2010 | 29 | 27 |
| 2011 | 25 | 37 |
| 2012 | 16 | 33 |
| 2013 | 29 | 40 |
| 2014 | 25 | 40 |
| 2015 | 33 | 36 |
| 2016 | 35 | 38 |
| 2017 | 34 | 42 |
| 2018 | 30 | 32 |
| 2019 | 38 | 44 |
| 2020 | 31 | 40 |
| 2021 | 30 | 42 |
| 2022 | 43 | 39 |
| 2023 | 33 | 31 |
| 2024 | 32 | 23 |
| 2025 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026 | 22 | 22 |
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.
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Set screw retaining driver1 Sep 2026US 12,721,664 B2Stryker Corporation
- Multiple set screw insertion instrument and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,411 B2Medos International Srl
- Retaining driver system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,157 B2Nexus Spine, LLC
- Silicate Fiber Polymer Composite8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307297 A1Tundra Composites, LLC
- Instrument for inserting an interspinous process implant17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272517 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Textured driver tip device and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272530 A1Acumed LLC
- Percutaneous Inserter System For Bone Fixation Members, And Related Instrumentation, Assemblies, And Methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248542 A1
- L-shaped tool for a set for treating bone fractures20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240583 A1Its Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy836US 5,669,909 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1997
- System and method for joint resurface repair805US 6,520,964 B2STD Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Suture anchor assembly700US 5,370,662 A1994
- System and method for stabilizing the human spine with a bone plate632US 6,331,179 B1Spinal Concepts, Inc. · 2001
- Bone plate and bone screw guide mechanism618US 6,235,034 B12001