A61B 2018/0044
Spinal cord
Official title: {Spinal cord}
A61B2018/0044 (Spinal cord) appears on 257 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 257
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 360
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 16 |
| 2006 | 3 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 18 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 | 9 |
| 2013 | 13 | 17 |
| 2014 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 22 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 | 17 |
| 2018 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 24 |
| 2021 | 17 | 19 |
| 2022 | 18 | 19 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrosurgical device and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,669 B2Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Methods, systems and devices for endovascular electroporation of a greater splanchnic nerve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,433 B2Axon Vascular, Inc.
- Methods of treating a vertebral body2 Jun 2026US 12,642,555 B2Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Systems and methods for musculoskeletal tissue treatment26 May 2026US 12,636,487 B2Orthofix US LLC
- Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of abnormal tissue14 Apr 2026US 12,599,432 B2Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
- Surgical ablation tools and methods for using the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183043 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Access and ablation system and method for use thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165772 A1Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Probe devices with temperature sensors and related systems and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0139998 A1NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
- Methods of navigation and treatment within a vertebral body30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114878 A1Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Vertebral body treatment device with side port29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026872 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Apparatus for treating intervertebal discs with electromagnetic energy579US 6,073,051 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 2000
- Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discs571US 6,602,248 B1Arthro Care Corporation · 2003
- Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs545US 6,126,682 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 2000
- Methods for targeted electrosurgery on contained herniated discs540US 7,179,255 B2ArthroCare Corporation · 2007