Inventor · Needham, MA, US

Alan A. Small

10Patents
10h-index
8Co-inventors
57Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 2, 1990 → Aug 1, 1995

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5041129A Slotted suture anchor and method of anchoring a suture Human Necessities 1,338 Expired
US5037422A Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone Human Necessities 923 Expired
US5269809A Locking mechanism for use with a slotted suture anchor Human Necessities 908 Expired
US5224946A Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone Human Necessities 770 Expired
US5236445A Expandable bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 755 Expired
US5258016A Suture anchor and driver assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 662 Expired
US5690676A Suture anchor and drive assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 536 Expired
US5139499A Screw and driver Human Necessities 356 Expired
US5423819A Screw and driver for securing a bone block Human Necessities 282 Expired
USD331626S Bone anchor General 215 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.