A61B 17/8883
The driver bit acting on the periphery of the screw head
Official title: {the driver bit acting on the periphery of the screw head}
A61B17/8883 (The driver bit acting on the periphery of the screw head) appears on 201 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 201
- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy836US 5,669,909 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1997
- Suture anchor assembly700US 5,370,662 A1994
- Pivotal securing system at a bone screw556US 6,146,383 ASulzer Orthopadie AG · 2000
- Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy518US 5,782,919 ASDGI Holdings, Inc. · 1998
- Suture anchor and driver combination488US 5,411,523 AMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1995