Inventor · Berlin, DE

Curt Kranz

46Patents
26h-index
38Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1982 → Dec 10, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5002576A Intervertebral disk endoprosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 628 Expired
US4562598A Joint prosthesis Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5755798A Intervertebral implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 273 Expired
US6579309B1 Stent for vessel branchings Human Necessities 161 Expired
US4676797A Unit for resection prosthesis Human Necessities 131 Expired
US8940026B2 Apparatus for the constant-angle fixation and compression of a fracture or osteotomy of a bone Human Necessities 109 Active
US4842606A Bone implant Human Necessities 91 Expired
US8177820B2 Bone plate comprising at least one screw to be fixed at a stable angle Human Necessities 87 Active
US4878917A Modular assembly for a shaft prosthesis Human Necessities 78 Expired
US6805709B1 Stent having discontinuous coating in the form of coating islands Human Necessities 77 Expired
US9161795B2 Bone plate system for osteosynthesis Human Necessities 75 Active
US4981481A Marrow nail for the treatment of bone fractures according to the marrow cavity nailing procedure and marrow nail tool Human Necessities 73 Expired
US6136035A Modular joint prosthesis Human Necessities 69 Expired
US5057110A Intramedullar nail Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5968093A Stent Human Necessities 59 Expired
US4963154A Acetabular cup as part of a hip joint prosthesis Human Necessities 54 Expired
US6650920B2 Apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US6547757B1 Catheter Human Necessities 50 Expired
US6238436A Modular artificial hip joint Human Necessities 46 Expired
US4978357A Endoprosthesis Human Necessities 45 Expired
US4919678A Hip joint prosthesis having a cylindrical shaft portion Human Necessities 43 Expired
US6102956A Modular endoprosthesis Human Necessities 42 Expired
US6312456A Biocompatible stent with radiopaque markers Human Necessities 39 Expired
US5156628A Shaft prosthesis Human Necessities 38 Expired
USD740943S1 Bone plate General 33 Active

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