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Stryker Spine

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110Patents
66Active
110Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 2, 1999 → Jul 1, 2014 · 40 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6554834B1 Slotted head pedicle screw assembly Human Necessities 539 Expired
US6582466B1 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with reduced friction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 515 Expired
US6733532B1 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with improved mechanical behavior Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 451 Expired
US6602255B1 Bone screw retaining system Human Necessities 449 Expired
US6974460B2 Biased angulation bone fixation assembly Human Necessities 375 Expired
US6660006B2 Rod persuader Human Necessities 331 Expired
US8267939B2 Tool for implanting expandable intervertebral implant Human Necessities 315 Active
US6579320B1 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with contact blocks Human Necessities 311 Expired
US6866682B1 Distractable corpectomy device Human Necessities 305 Expired
US7361196B2 Apparatus and method for dynamic vertebral stabilization Human Necessities 279 Expired
US6572617B1 Vertebra implant Human Necessities 228 Expired
US7316684B1 Multiaxial connection for osteosynthesis Human Necessities 219 Expired
US7156874B2 Spinal intervertebral implant adjustable in situ comprising hard pass point Human Necessities 203 Expired
US6858030B2 Pedicle screw assembly and methods therefor Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6749613B1 Distraction/contraction device for spinal osteosynthesis system Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6616695B1 Implant for replacing a vertebra Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6730093B2 Anchoring member with packer Human Necessities 182 Expired
USD626233S1 Expandable intervertebral implant General 179 Expired
US7955355B2 Methods and devices for improving percutaneous access in minimally invasive surgeries Human Necessities 155 Active
US6565569B1 Backbone osteosynthesis system with clamping means, in particlular for anterior fixing Human Necessities 155 Expired
US6585738B1 Spinal osteosynthesis device for anterior fixation with plate Human Necessities 148 Expired
US7008423B2 Spinal osteosynthesis system for anterior fixation Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6569164B1 Spinal osteosynthesis system for anterior fixation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US8002798B2 System and method for spinal implant placement Human Necessities 133 Active
US7604654B2 Apparatus and method for dynamic vertebral stabilization Human Necessities 114 Expired

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