Inventor · Taunton, MA, US

Bernard J. Bourque

41Patents
12h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1990 → Sep 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5364400A Interference implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 503 Expired
US5139499A Screw and driver Human Necessities 356 Expired
US5423819A Screw and driver for securing a bone block Human Necessities 282 Expired
US5163940A Surgical drill guide for tibia Human Necessities 243 Expired
US7279008B2 Sheaths for implantable fixation devices Human Necessities 200 Expired
US5893874A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 135 Expired
US8986343B2 Suture passing Human Necessities 70 Active
US6007561A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8454654B2 Anchoring system Human Necessities 34 Active
US7740657B2 Soft tissue sock enhancement devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8388621B2 Retrodrill system Human Necessities 21 Active
US8617168B2 Oval tibia guide Human Necessities 18 Active
US9579188B2 Anchor having a controlled driver orientation Human Necessities 12 Active
US9622757B2 Retrograde reamer depth tub gage Human Necessities 11 Active
US9243881B2 Retrograde reamer depth tub gage Human Necessities 10 Active
US8672970B2 Anchoring system Human Necessities 9 Active
US10028800B2 Retrograde reamer depth tube gage Human Necessities 7 Active
US9901355B2 Trephine Human Necessities 4 Active
US8840615B2 Oval tibia guide Human Necessities 4 Active
US10105150B2 Retro guidewire reamer Human Necessities 3 Active
US8888798B2 Tissue repair device Human Necessities 3 Active
US10028843B2 Compaction pliers having removable cutting inserts Human Necessities 1 Active
US8882773B2 Retrodrill system Human Necessities 1 Active
US9662125B2 Retrodrill system Human Necessities 1 Active
US10390815B2 Tissue repair device Human Necessities 1 Active

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