DePuy Acromed
84Patents
5Active
84Granted
43Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jul 29, 1997 → Apr 13, 2006 · 5 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7326203B2 | Device for advancing a functional element through tissue | Human Necessities | 1,555 | Expired |
| US7008433B2 | Vertebroplasty injection device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,217 | Expired |
| US5954722A | Polyaxial locking plate | Human Necessities | 791 | Expired |
| US6478800B1 | Medical installation tool | Human Necessities | 622 | Expired |
| US6755841B2 | Medical installation tool | Human Necessities | 620 | Expired |
| US6755829B1 | Lock cap anchor assembly for orthopaedic fixation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 615 | Expired |
| US6432106B1 | Anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage with locking plate | Human Necessities | 614 | Expired |
| US6159211A | Stackable cage system for corpectomy/vertebrectomy | Human Necessities | 588 | Expired |
| US6159215A | Insertion instruments and method for delivering a vertebral body spacer | Human Necessities | 548 | Expired |
| US6558424B2 | Modular anatomic fusion device | Human Necessities | 532 | Expired |
| US6652533B2 | Medical inserter tool with slaphammer | Human Necessities | 527 | Expired |
| US7087057B2 | Polyaxial bone screw | Human Necessities | 498 | Expired |
| US6592624B1 | Prosthetic implant element | Human Necessities | 480 | Expired |
| US6547790B2 | Orthopaedic rod/plate locking mechanisms and surgical methods | Human Necessities | 398 | Expired |
| US6129730A | Bi-fed offset pitch bone screw | Human Necessities | 396 | Expired |
| US6520996B1 | Orthopedic implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 391 | Expired |
| US6869433B2 | Polyaxial screw with improved locking | Human Necessities | 389 | Expired |
| US6162252A | Artificial spinal disc | Human Necessities | 381 | Expired |
| US6843791B2 | Locking cap assembly for spinal fixation instrumentation | Human Necessities | 376 | Expired |
| US6676703B2 | Spinal fusion implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 372 | Expired |
| US6793678B2 | Prosthetic intervertebral motion disc having dampening | Human Necessities | 333 | Expired |
| US6086613A | Spacer assembly for use in spinal surgeries | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 310 | Expired |
| US6348071B1 | Spinal disc | Human Necessities | 299 | Expired |
| US6669732B2 | Spinal disc | Human Necessities | 289 | Expired |
| US6736835B2 | Early intervention spinal treatment methods and devices for use therein | Human Necessities | 286 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.