Alan Chervitz
55Patents
31h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: May 16, 1988 → Aug 15, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.