Pedicle Screw Systems Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
Pedicle Screw System Patents: Who Leads and Where Filing Is Headed
25.1% concentration at the top. The top 5 assignees combined account for 650 of the 2,588 records in scope, but a long tail of 90 further ranked companies still holds meaningful share. Filings ran at 139 in 2017, climbed to a peak of 219 in 2020, then eased to 138 by 2021 and 95 by 2024 — a 31% decline over that three-year span. 2025 and 2026 figures (down to 18 for the partial latest year) will rise as publication catches up.
- 1GLOBUS MEDICAL INC8.5%
- 2ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP5.6%
- 3MAINSTAY MEDICAL4.3%
- 4WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC3.3%
- 5ALPHATEC SPINE INC3.3%
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Common questions on pedicle screw system patents
Who holds the most patents on pedicle screw systems?
One assignee leads the ranked field with 221 records, well ahead of the fifth-place company at 85 and tenth place at 36. The top 5 assignees combined account for 650 of the 2,588 records in scope, or 25.1%, meaning leadership is real but far from exclusive. Beyond the top 10 (36.1% combined), coverage spreads across a long tail of ranked companies with much smaller individual counts, so the field remains open to new entrants at the technique level.
Is pedicle screw system patent filing activity slowing down?
Filing peaked at 219 records in 2020 and declined from 138 in 2021 to 95 in 2024, a 31% drop over that span — the most recent period that can be treated as reliably complete. Figures for 2025 and 2026 look lower still, but that reflects publication lag of roughly 18 months rather than an actual collapse in filing. A fair read is that the category has cooled from its 2020 peak, not that innovation has stopped.
What technology areas do pedicle screw system patents cover?
The dominant IPC subclass is A61B (diagnosis & surgery), present in 85.8% of the 2,588 records, reflecting how much protection is written around surgical technique and use rather than hardware alone. A61F (implants & prostheses) follows at 17.8%. Smaller subclasses — electrotherapy, healthcare informatics, sterilising, fasteners, image processing and additive manufacturing — each sit under 5% of records, marking areas with comparatively light claim density.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Pedicle Screw Systems covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.