NuVasive, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →726Patents
658Active
726Granted
64Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 7, 1998 → Jul 2, 2024 · 125 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6802844B2 | Spinal alignment apparatus and methods | Human Necessities | 1,546 | Expired |
| US8147421B2 | System and methods for determining nerve direction to a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,072 | Active |
| US6760616B2 | Tissue discrimination and applications in medical procedures | Human Necessities | 747 | Expired |
| US6387130B1 | Segmented linked intervertebral implant systems | Human Necessities | 737 | Expired |
| US6466817B1 | Nerve proximity and status detection system and method | Human Necessities | 652 | Expired |
| US6485518B1 | Facet screw and bone allograft intervertebral support and fusion system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 555 | Expired |
| US6290724A | Methods for separating and stabilizing adjacent vertebrae | Human Necessities | 518 | Expired |
| US7207949B2 | Surgical access system and related methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 487 | Expired |
| US6251140A | Interlocking spinal inserts | Human Necessities | 468 | Expired |
| US6564078B1 | Nerve surveillance cannula systems | Human Necessities | 466 | Expired |
| US7050848B2 | Tissue discrimination and applications in medical procedures | Human Necessities | 457 | Expired |
| US7177677B2 | Nerve proximity and status detection system and method | Human Necessities | 415 | Expired |
| US7582058B1 | Surgical access system and related methods | Human Necessities | 409 | Expired |
| US6368325B1 | Bone blocks and methods for inserting bone blocks into intervertebral spaces | Human Necessities | 385 | Expired |
| US7470236B1 | Electromyography system | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US7819801B2 | Surgical access system and related methods | Human Necessities | 361 | Active |
| US6491626B1 | Articulation systems for positioning minimally invasive surgical tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 360 | Expired |
| US6312443A | Expandable cannula | Human Necessities | 346 | Expired |
| US6540747B1 | System for securing joints together | Human Necessities | 342 | Expired |
| US6923814B1 | System and methods for cervical spinal fusion | Human Necessities | 339 | Expired |
| US6852126B2 | Stackable interlocking intervertebral support system | Human Necessities | 338 | Expired |
| US6500128B2 | Nerve movement and status detection system and method | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US6945973B2 | Slidable bone plate system | Human Necessities | 320 | Expired |
| US7522953B2 | System and methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments | Human Necessities | 320 | Expired |
| US6224603A | Transiliac approach to entering a patient's intervertebral space | Human Necessities | 320 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.