Zimmer Technology, Inc.
115Patents
42Active
115Granted
48Portfolio score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 2000 → Feb 15, 2011 · 41 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7105026B2 | Modular knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 352 | Expired |
| US7282054B2 | Adjustable cut block | Human Necessities | 332 | Expired |
| US6988009B2 | Implant registration device for surgical navigation system | Human Necessities | 282 | Expired |
| US7297164B2 | Modular knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US6916324B2 | Provisional orthopedic prosthesis for partially resected bone | Human Necessities | 224 | Expired |
| US7850698B2 | Tibial trialing assembly and method of trialing a tibial implant | Human Necessities | 221 | Active |
| US6749638B1 | Modular knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 220 | Expired |
| US7294133B2 | Method and apparatus for preparing a glenoid surface | Human Necessities | 201 | Expired |
| US6953480B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US6733533B1 | Artificial spinal disc | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 183 | Expired |
| US7029477B2 | Surgical instrument and positioning method | Human Necessities | 170 | Expired |
| US6770099B2 | Femoral prosthesis | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US7794504B2 | Method for making a metal-backed acetabular implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 161 | Active |
| US7582091B2 | Osteotomy guide | Human Necessities | 160 | Active |
| US6797006B2 | Porous unicondylar knee | Human Necessities | 143 | Expired |
| US8167888B2 | Tibial spacer blocks and femoral cutting guide | Human Necessities | 127 | Active |
| US6773461B2 | Constrained prosthetic knee with rotating bearing | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US7291169B2 | Cartilage implant | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US6946001B2 | Mobile bearing unicompartmental knee | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US6676706B1 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6821299B2 | Implantable prosthesis for measuring six force components | Human Necessities | 115 | Expired |
| US7094241B2 | Method and apparatus for achieving correct limb alignment in unicondylar knee arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 115 | Expired |
| US6945448B2 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US7458977B2 | Surgical navigation instrument useful in marking anatomical structures | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US7520880B2 | Adjustable surgical support base with integral hinge | Human Necessities | 95 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.