Inventor · Palm Harbor, FL, US

Alan Chervitz

55Patents
31h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1988 → Aug 15, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5702397A Ligament bone anchor and method for its use Human Necessities 1,065 Expired
US5645568A Expandable body suture Human Necessities 475 Expired
US6685728B2 Threaded suture anchor and method of use Human Necessities 395 Expired
US5899921A Connector device and method for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair members Human Necessities 323 Expired
US5766250A Ligament fixator for a ligament anchor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 313 Expired
US6283996A Adjustable length strap and footing for ligament mounting and method for its use Human Necessities 302 Expired
US5688284A Variable angle drill guide and ligament fixation method Human Necessities 295 Expired
US5713897A Anterior cruciate ligament tensioning device and method for its use Human Necessities 250 Expired
US5584860A Suture anchor loader and driver Human Necessities 230 Expired
US5697933A Bone-tendon-bone drill guide Human Necessities 223 Expired
US5902321A Device and method for delivering a connector for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair members Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5681289A Chemical dispensing system Human Necessities 132 Expired
US5411506A Anchor driver Human Necessities 106 Expired
US5851219A Suture anchor assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US7753937B2 Linked bilateral spinal facet implants and methods of use Human Necessities 103 Active
US6520965B2 Apparatus and method for orthopedic fixation Human Necessities 98 Expired
US7883529B2 Threaded suture anchor and method of use Human Necessities 88 Active
US7588590B2 Spinal facet implant with spherical implant apposition surface and bone bed and methods of use Human Necessities 87 Active
US5665110A Suture anchor system and method Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5931840A Bone fixator for a ligament anchor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US6960213B2 Apparatus and method for orthopedic fixation Human Necessities 56 Expired
US7507242B2 Surgical measurement and resection framework Human Necessities 56 Expired
US4917699A Prosthetic ligament Textiles; Paper 54 Expired
US7758581B2 Polyaxial reaming apparatus and method Human Necessities 46 Active
US7722647B1 Apparatus and method for posterior vertebral stabilization Human Necessities 41 Expired

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