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LDR Medical

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110Patents
98Active
110Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 18, 2001 → Jun 21, 2023 · 24 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7682396B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 400 Expired
US7594931B2 Vertebral cage device with modular fixation Human Necessities 277 Expired
US7056344B2 Osseous anchoring device for a prosthesis Human Necessities 243 Expired
US7326250B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis and fitting tools Human Necessities 198 Expired
US8343219B2 Intersomatic cage, intervertebral prosthesis, anchoring device and implantation instruments Human Necessities 178 Active
US7695516B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 165 Active
US7494508B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 129 Expired
US7842088B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 101 Active
US8241359B2 Transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft and an instrument for implanting the cage Human Necessities 96 Active
US8147556B2 Vertebral cage device with modular fixation Human Necessities 93 Active
US9044337B2 Anchoring device and system for an intervertebral implant, intervertebral implant and implantation instrument Human Necessities 74 Active
US8257439B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 72 Active
US7291170B2 Intersomatic cage with unified grafts Human Necessities 71 Expired
US8465546B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis insertion assemblies Human Necessities 64 Active
US8267999B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 61 Active
US9039774B2 Anchoring device and system for an intervertebral implant, intervertebral implant and implantation instrument Human Necessities 54 Active
US7037340B2 Intervertebral nucleus prosthesis and surgical procedure for implanting the same Human Necessities 48 Expired
US8262700B2 Transverse spinal linking device and system Human Necessities 48 Active
US8221457B2 Progressive approach osteosynthesis device and preassembly method Human Necessities 46 Expired
US8002835B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 40 Active
US8696709B2 Interspinous implant and implantation instrument Human Necessities 40 Active
US7507248B2 Spinal osteosynthesis device and preparation method Human Necessities 38 Expired
US7632282B2 Instrumentation and methods for inserting an intervertebral disc prosthesis Human Necessities 37 Active
US8162988B2 Plate for osteosynthesis device and method of preassembling such device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US8632591B2 Nucleus prostheses Human Necessities 33 Active

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