Alain Tornier
75Patents
40h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 2, 1979 → Feb 13, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6599295B1 | Device for setting and removing an implant such as a suture anchor | Human Necessities | 919 | Expired |
| US6328758A | Suture anchor with reversible expansion | Human Necessities | 389 | Expired |
| US4488543A | Device for osteosynthesis of fractures of the extremities of the femur | Human Necessities | 383 | Expired |
| US5358526A | Modular shoulder prosthesis | Human Necessities | 355 | Expired |
| US6540770B1 | Reversible fixation device for securing an implant in bone | Human Necessities | 319 | Expired |
| US5505731A | Screw for lumbar-sacral fixator | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US6183519A | Ankle prosthesis | Human Necessities | 176 | Expired |
| US5662651A | External or internal fixator for repairing fractures or arthroplasties of the skeleton | Human Necessities | 158 | Expired |
| US6802864B2 | Patellar implant and knee prosthesis incorporating such an implant | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US6761740B2 | Glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis and complete shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a component | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US6379387B1 | Elbow prosthesis | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US6206925A | Elbow prosthesis with indexed sphere | Human Necessities | 132 | Expired |
| US6334874B1 | Humeral prosthesis | Human Necessities | 131 | Expired |
| US5879395A | Total elbow prosthesis | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US6969406B2 | Prosthetic element comprising two components and process for assembling such a prosthetic element | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US6582469B1 | Knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US6824567B2 | Method of positioning a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis | Human Necessities | 94 | Expired |
| US6890357B2 | Elbow prosthesis | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US5702478A | Acetabular implant intended in particular for the iliac joint socket | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US4677972A | Coupling assembly for joining an implant tool to a bone implant | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US7033396B2 | Shoulder or hip prosthesis facilitating abduction | Human Necessities | 87 | Expired |
| US7396357B2 | Ancillary tool and method for positioning a prosthetic acetabulum of a hip prosthesis | Human Necessities | 86 | Expired |
| US6767368B2 | Elbow prosthesis | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US7465319B2 | Shoulder or hip prosthesis and process for fitting same | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US7462197B2 | Glenoidal component of a shoulder prosthesis, set of elements constituting such a component and total shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a component | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.