Charles Branch
40Patents
25h-index
39Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 28, 1998 → Aug 31, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6193757A | Expandable intervertebral spacers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 946 | Expired |
| US6174311A | Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 746 | Expired |
| US6200322A | Minimal exposure posterior spinal interbody instrumentation and technique | Human Necessities | 694 | Expired |
| US7479160B2 | Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 617 | Expired |
| US7217293B2 | Expandable spinal implant | Human Necessities | 529 | Expired |
| US7578820B2 | Devices and techniques for a minimally invasive disc space preparation and implant insertion | Human Necessities | 462 | Active |
| US6395031B1 | Expandable intervertebral spacers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 427 | Expired |
| US6945933B2 | Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery | Human Necessities | 395 | Expired |
| US6610065B1 | Interbody fusion implants and instrumentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 252 | Expired |
| US6833006B2 | Expandable intervertebral spacers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 221 | Expired |
| US8221502B2 | Expandable spinal implant | Human Necessities | 201 | Active |
| US7993403B2 | Expandable intervertebral spacers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 197 | Active |
| US7655042B2 | Expandable intervertebral spacers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 172 | Expired |
| US7537616B1 | Impacted orthopedic bone support implant | Human Necessities | 153 | Expired |
| US7556601B2 | Systems and techniques for illuminating a surgical space | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US7794477B2 | Spinal implants and methods with extended multi-axial anchor assemblies | Human Necessities | 92 | Active |
| US7637953B2 | Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US7223233B2 | Systems and techniques for illuminating a surgical space | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US7513869B2 | Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US10238503B2 | Expandable spinal implant system with a biased tip and method of using same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 58 | Active |
| US7625374B2 | Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US7981029B2 | Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery | Human Necessities | 49 | Active |
| US7524285B2 | Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US8012188B2 | Spinal implants and methods with extended multi-axial anchor assemblies | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US11065130B2 | Expandable spinal implant system and method of using same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.