A61B 2017/0262
With a provision for protecting nerves
Official title: {with a provision for protecting nerves}
A61B2017/0262 (With a provision for protecting nerves) appears on 305 US grants and 333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 305
- Published applications
- 333
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 301
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 17 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 16 | 18 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014 | 25 | 30 |
| 2015 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 15 |
| 2017 | 25 | 24 |
| 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| 2019 | 23 | 22 |
| 2020 | 19 | 23 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 |
| 2022 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 23 | 11 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery861US 5,792,044 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1998
- Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery645US 5,902,231 ASDGI Holdings, Inc. · 1999
- Methods for accessing the spinal column603US 6,520,907 B1SDGI Holdings, Inc. · 2003
- Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery521US 5,954,635 ASDGI Holdings, Inc. · 1999
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