A61F 2002/4638
Tools for performing screwing
Official title: {Tools for performing screwing, e.g. nut or screwdrivers, or particular adaptations therefor}
A61F2002/4638 (Tools for performing screwing) appears on 271 US grants and 295 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 295
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Expanding intervertebral implants26 May 2026US 12,636,161 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Intervertebral implant1,192US 6,176,882 B1Biedermann Motech GmbH · 2001
- Intervertebral space shape conforming cage device1,067US 5,653,763 AFastenetix, LLC · 1997
- Interbody spinal fusion implants with multi-lock for locking opposed screws763US 6,558,423 B12003
- Expandable interbody fusion cage and method for insertion611US 6,436,140 B1Sofamor S.N.C. · 2002
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