Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Alphatec Spine, Inc.

181Patents
174Active
181Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 10, 2003 → Mar 12, 2024 · 21 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7377923B2 Variable angle spinal screw assembly Human Necessities 244 Expired
US7485145B2 Artificial intervertebral disc assembly Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7481813B1 Securing device and corresponding methods thereof for bone fixation systems Human Necessities 99 Expired
US7780594B2 Retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 89 Active
US7591852B2 Vertebral body replacement cage assembly Human Necessities 84 Expired
US8206420B2 Spinous process device and method of use Electricity 82 Active
US8070819B2 Apparatus and method for anterior intervertebral spinal fixation and fusion Human Necessities 70 Active
US8394109B2 Systems and methods for spinal fixation Human Necessities 61 Active
US8469960B2 Systems and methods for spinal fixation Human Necessities 61 Active
US8075594B2 Multi-axial transverse rod connector Human Necessities 58 Active
US7806912B2 Transverse rod connector Human Necessities 57 Active
US8425602B2 Curvilinear spinal access method and device Human Necessities 54 Active
US8882661B2 Retractor Human Necessities 49 Active
US8454623B2 Instrument for insertion and deployment of features on an implant Human Necessities 45 Active
US8382805B2 Bone screw assembly for limited angulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US7819920B2 Vertebral replacement and distraction device for placing said implant Human Necessities 35 Expired
US8328870B2 Stand-alone interbody fixation system Human Necessities 34 Active
US8562655B2 Bone plate assembly Human Necessities 31 Active
US9561062B2 Spondylolisthesis reduction system Human Necessities 29 Active
US8702756B2 Clamping interspinous spacer apparatus and methods of use Human Necessities 28 Active
US8152714B2 Curviliner spinal access method and device Human Necessities 27 Active
US7892266B2 Bone anchoring device with spherical articulation Human Necessities 27 Expired
US8425610B2 Interbody spacer Human Necessities 26 Active
US9649134B2 Uniplanar screw assembly and methods of use Human Necessities 25 Active
US8911442B2 Systems for vertebral adjustments and rod reduction Human Necessities 25 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.