A61B 2018/00339
Spine
Official title: {Spine, e.g. intervertebral disc}
A61B2018/00339 (Spine) appears on 251 US grants and 350 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 350
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 410
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 17 |
| 2014 | 10 | 32 |
| 2015 | 17 | 29 |
| 2016 | 12 | 21 |
| 2017 | 15 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 40 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 |
| 2020 | 30 | 27 |
| 2021 | 20 | 25 |
| 2022 | 18 | 20 |
| 2023 | 27 | 14 |
| 2024 | 20 | 24 |
| 2025 | 19 | 15 |
| 2026 | 7 | 12 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bi-polar surgical instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,721,671 B2Stryker Corporation
- Introducer drill18 Aug 2026US 12,708,437 B1Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Electrocautery rhizotomy using wanding of energized electrocautery probe21 Jul 2026US 12,685,583 B2Panacea Spine, LLC
- Tools for creating a vertebral tunnel for use in RF ablation and methods of making and using9 Jun 2026US 12,648,780 B2Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Methods of denervating vertebral body using external energy source21 Apr 2026US 12,605,199 B2Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Intraosseous access device with relieved distal curve for improved support and flexibility24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283677 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Methods of denervating vertebral body using external energy source27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248552 A1Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Cross-probe ablation split hub and methods of using the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215840 A1Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Ablation devices and related methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157796 A1DFine, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for robotic manipulation of the spine21 May 2026US 2026/0137467 A1Mazor Robotics Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Neural monitor-based dynamic haptics326US 8,996,169 B2MAKO Surgical Corp. · 2015
- Electrosurgical (RF) medical instruments for cutting and coagulating tissue321US 9,814,514 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatus275US 7,819,826 B2The Regents of the University of California · 2010
- Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants268US 8,518,087 B2Interventional Spine, Inc. · 2013
- Systems, methods, and devices having stretchable integrated circuitry for sensing and delivering therapy228US 8,097,926 B2MC10, Inc. · 2012