SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
1,751Patents
1,436Active
1,751Granted
64Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 22, 1980 → Nov 21, 2024 · 228 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5921956A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,820 | Expired |
| US6159200A | Systems, methods, and instruments for minimally invasive surgery | Human Necessities | 1,680 | Expired |
| US6165184A | Systems methods and instruments for minimally invasive surgery | Human Necessities | 1,603 | Expired |
| US5906577A | Device, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into an opening and providing a channel through the incision | Human Necessities | 1,500 | Expired |
| US5904702A | Instrument for thoracic surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 1,438 | Expired |
| US5445604A | Wound dressing with conformable elastomeric wound contact layer | Human Necessities | 1,235 | Expired |
| US9050123B2 | Powered surgical system | Human Necessities | 1,147 | Active |
| US5676701A | Low wear artificial spinal disc | Human Necessities | 1,134 | Expired |
| US5804936A | Motor controlled surgical system | Physics | 1,066 | Expired |
| US10058317B2 | Knotless anchor for instability repair | Human Necessities | 1,020 | Active |
| US5957953A | Expandable suture anchor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,008 | Expired |
| US9237895B2 | Surgical aimer | Human Necessities | 997 | Active |
| US7655003B2 | Electrosurgical power control | Human Necessities | 844 | Active |
| US5782834A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 800 | Expired |
| US6086608A | Suture collet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 739 | Expired |
| US6200329A | Suture collet | Human Necessities | 734 | Expired |
| US5762629A | Oval cannula assembly and method of use | Human Necessities | 672 | Expired |
| US5681311A | Osteosynthesis apparatus | Human Necessities | 544 | Expired |
| US5690676A | Suture anchor and drive assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 536 | Expired |
| US5769894A | Graft attachment device and method of attachment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 511 | Expired |
| US6827723B2 | Surgical navigation systems and processes for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 492 | Expired |
| US5776200A | Tibial trial prosthesis and bone preparation system | Human Necessities | 490 | Expired |
| US5947982A | Suture-passing forceps | Human Necessities | 479 | Expired |
| US6620185B1 | Surgical procedures and instruments | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US5645598A | Spinal fusion device with porous material | Human Necessities | 442 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.