Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

SDGI, LLC

340Patents
7Active
340Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 1993 → Sep 25, 2014 · 6 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6325805A Shape memory alloy staple Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,514 Expired
US7172593B2 Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation Human Necessities 1,358 Expired
US6773437B2 Shape memory alloy staple Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,105 Expired
US6193757A Expandable intervertebral spacers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 946 Expired
US6280442A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 810 Expired
US6530929B1 Instruments for stabilization of bony structures Human Necessities 800 Expired
US6485491B1 Posterior fixation system Human Necessities 792 Expired
US5797911A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 779 Expired
US6174311A Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 746 Expired
US5879350A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 730 Expired
US7018415B1 Expandable spinal fusion device and methods of promoting spinal fusion Human Necessities 712 Expired
US5885286A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 705 Expired
US6200322A Minimal exposure posterior spinal interbody instrumentation and technique Human Necessities 694 Expired
US7070598B2 Minimally invasive expanding spacer and method Human Necessities 694 Expired
US6293949A Superelastic spinal stabilization system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 694 Expired
US6723126B1 Laterally expandable cage Human Necessities 685 Expired
US7087055B2 Minimally invasive expanding spacer and method Human Necessities 651 Expired
US5902231A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 639 Expired
US6053917A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 628 Expired
US5782830A Implant insertion device Human Necessities 613 Expired
US6660004B2 Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 611 Expired
US6206922A Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Human Necessities 600 Expired
US6520907B1 Methods for accessing the spinal column Human Necessities 593 Expired
US5891145A Multi-axial screw Human Necessities 588 Expired
US6206826A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 577 Expired

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