Inventor · Oakdale, MN, US

Craig Van Kampen

26Patents
14h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1980 → Jun 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5002574A Tensioning means for prosthetic devices Human Necessities 256 Expired
US4920958A Drill guide assembly Human Necessities 229 Expired
US5108433A Tensioning means for prosthetic devices Human Necessities 212 Expired
US4834752A Tissue augmentation device and method of repairing a ligament or tendon Human Necessities 190 Expired
US4608052A Implant with attachment surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 181 Expired
US4673409A Implant with attachment surface Human Necessities 147 Expired
US4759765A Tissue augmentation device Human Necessities 124 Expired
US4780450A Physically stable composition and method of use thereof for osseous repair Human Necessities 70 Expired
US9113977B2 Guidewire having a distal fixation member for delivering and positioning sheet-like materials in surgery Human Necessities 47 Active
US9204940B2 Anatomical location markers and methods of use in positioning sheet-like materials during surgery Human Necessities 41 Active
US9314314B2 Anatomical location markers and methods of use in positioning sheet-like materials during surgery Human Necessities 34 Active
US9393103B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 34 Active
US9198750B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 32 Active
US4336097A Dispenser for liner-wound tape Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4698326A Composition and method for osseous repair Human Necessities 14 Expired
US10123866B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 10 Active
US10105210B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 9 Active
US10864072B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 9 Active
US9743970B2 Anatomical location markers and methods of use in positioning sheet-like materials during surgery Human Necessities 8 Active
US10265156B2 Tendon repair implant and method of implantation Human Necessities 6 Active
US11717393B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 2 Active
US10952783B2 Guidewire having a distal fixation member for delivering and positioning sheet-like materials in surgery Human Necessities 2 Active
US10888415B2 Tendon repair implant and method of implantation Human Necessities 1 Active
US11607305B2 Tendon repair implant and method of implantation Human Necessities 1 Active
US12409027B2 Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation Human Necessities 0 Active

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