Kyphon Inc.
🏢 View company profile →59Patents
1Active
59Granted
40Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jan 22, 1997 → Jan 9, 2007 · 1 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6241734A | Systems and methods for placing materials into bone | Human Necessities | 949 | Expired |
| US6248110A | Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies | Human Necessities | 917 | Expired |
| US5972015A | Expandable, asymetric structures for deployment in interior body regions | Human Necessities | 663 | Expired |
| US6066154A | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 614 | Expired |
| US6235043A | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 608 | Expired |
| US6716216B1 | Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies | Human Necessities | 604 | Expired |
| US6923813B2 | Devices for creating voids in interior body regions and related methods | Human Necessities | 590 | Expired |
| US6719773B1 | Expandable structures for deployment in interior body regions | Human Necessities | 522 | Expired |
| US7153307B2 | Systems and methods for placing materials into bone | Human Necessities | 507 | Expired |
| US6440138B1 | Structures and methods for creating cavities in interior body regions | Human Necessities | 501 | Expired |
| US6613054B2 | Systems and methods for placing materials into bone | Human Necessities | 461 | Expired |
| US6048346A | Systems and methods for injecting flowable materials into bones | Human Necessities | 450 | Expired |
| US6726691B2 | Methods for treating fractured and/or diseased bone | Human Necessities | 444 | Expired |
| US6280456A | Methods for treating bone | Human Necessities | 408 | Expired |
| US6423083B1 | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 395 | Expired |
| US7335203B2 | System and method for immobilizing adjacent spinous processes | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US6899719B2 | Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies | Human Necessities | 365 | Expired |
| US6981981B2 | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 361 | Expired |
| US6575919B1 | Hand-held instruments that access interior body regions | Human Necessities | 359 | Expired |
| US6719761B1 | System and methods for injecting flowable materials into bones | Human Necessities | 352 | Expired |
| US6863672B2 | Structures and methods for creating cavities in interior body regions | Human Necessities | 352 | Expired |
| US6979341B2 | Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 349 | Expired |
| US6663647B2 | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 347 | Expired |
| US7044954B2 | Method for treating a vertebral body | Human Necessities | 301 | Expired |
| US7261720B2 | Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone | Human Necessities | 281 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.