Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

SpineCore, Inc.

165Patents
70Active
165Granted
48Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 16, 2001 → Mar 18, 2019 · 37 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6673113B2 Intervertebral spacer device having arch shaped spring elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 275 Expired
US6896676B2 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 269 Expired
US6723127B2 Artificial intervertebral disc having a wave washer force restoring element Human Necessities 205 Expired
US6623525B2 Porous intervertebral distraction spacers Human Necessities 193 Expired
US7169182B2 Implanting an artificial intervertebral disc Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US6645249B2 Intervertebral spacer device having a multi-pronged domed spring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 188 Expired
US6764515B2 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer and a rotational mounting Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6758861B2 Intervertebral spacer device having a wave washer force restoring element Human Necessities 183 Expired
US6740117B2 Intervertebral spacer device having a radially thinning slotted belleville spring Human Necessities 182 Expired
US6908484B2 Cervical disc replacement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 177 Expired
US7261739B2 Intervertebral spacer device having arch shaped spring element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 168 Expired
US6562047B2 Vertebral bone distraction instruments Human Necessities 168 Expired
US7115132B2 Static trials and related instruments and methods for use in implanting an artificial intervertebral disc Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 147 Expired
US6669731B2 Intervertebral spacer device having a slotted domed arch strip spring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 146 Expired
US6863689B2 Intervertebral spacer having a flexible wire mesh vertebral body contact element Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6669730B2 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially extending grooves Human Necessities 139 Expired
US7214244B2 Artificial intervertebral disc having an articulating joint Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6863688B2 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially spaced concentric grooves Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7153310B2 Vertebral bone distraction instruments Human Necessities 98 Expired
US6837904B2 Method of surgically treating scoliosis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US7491241B2 Intervertebral spacer device having recessed notch pairs for manipulation using a surgical tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US6994728B2 Cervical disc replacement method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US6989032B2 Artificial intervertebral disc Human Necessities 79 Expired
US7226452B2 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6554864B2 Surgical method of treating scoliosis Human Necessities 72 Expired

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