Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd.
74Patents
0Active
74Granted
38Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 9, 1994 → Aug 23, 2002
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6645248B2 | Artificial intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 378 | Expired |
| US6013081A | Apparatus and method for anterior and posterior referenced sizing and distal femur resection | Human Necessities | 259 | Expired |
| US6007537A | Nested cutting block | Human Necessities | 246 | Expired |
| US6626943B2 | Artificial intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 223 | Expired |
| US5658294A | Instrument for holding an acetabular cup | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US6616667B1 | Surgical instrument for tensioning a cable-like tensioning element | Human Necessities | 209 | Expired |
| US6406495B1 | Glenoid prosthesis and a modular system with glenoid prostheses | Human Necessities | 197 | Expired |
| US6355043B1 | Bone screw for anchoring a marrow nail | Human Necessities | 197 | Expired |
| US5876456A | Implantable prosthesis having interference-locked hole plugs | Human Necessities | 183 | Expired |
| US6045582A | Implantable humeral shoulder prosthesis having extended articular surface | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US6022377A | Instrument for evaluating balance of knee joint | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US6461360B1 | Locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures | Human Necessities | 164 | Expired |
| US5630820A | Surgical bicompartmental tensiometer for revision knee surgery | Human Necessities | 163 | Expired |
| US6183475A | Distal femoral osteotomy system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 162 | Expired |
| US6547789B1 | Holding apparatus for the spinal column | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US6533791B1 | Instrument system for the operative correction of vertebral displacements | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US6127596A | Implantable orthopedic prosthesis having tissue attachment surface and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 146 | Expired |
| US6159216A | Combination tibial preparation instrumentation | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US6361506B1 | Incremental varus/valgus and flexion/extension measuring instrument | Human Necessities | 130 | Expired |
| US6214052A | Tibial component with a reversible, adjustable stem | Human Necessities | 130 | Expired |
| US6086614A | Orthopedic prosthesis having anti-backout screw | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US6648896B2 | Spreader apparatus for knee joints | Human Necessities | 124 | Expired |
| US6120509A | Intramedullary reference datum instrument | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US6468280B1 | Unicompartmental replacement instrument and method | Human Necessities | 119 | Expired |
| US6702816B2 | Femur marrow nail for insertion at the knee joint | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.