Dana Mears
24Patents
22h-index
33Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 26, 1981 → Jun 4, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5190544A | Modular femoral fixation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,658 | Expired |
| US5041114A | Modular femoral fixation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 452 | Expired |
| US5364398A | Modular femoral fixation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 315 | Expired |
| US5772662A | Femoral fixation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 307 | Expired |
| US4776330A | Modular femoral fixation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 259 | Expired |
| US4896661A | Multi purpose orthopedic ratcheting forceps | Human Necessities | 229 | Expired |
| US4553272A | Regeneration of living tissues by growth of isolated cells in porous implant and product thereof | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US6953480B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US5066296A | Apparatus for treating a fracture | Human Necessities | 175 | Expired |
| US4620533A | External bone fixation apparatus | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| USD622854S1 | Patellofemoral implant | General | 171 | Expired |
| US5122146A | Apparatus for reducing a fracture | Human Necessities | 154 | Expired |
| US6676706B1 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US5201735A | Apparatus and method for treating a fracture | Human Necessities | 86 | Expired |
| US4454876A | Pelvic fixation plate and method of implanting same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Expired |
| US9002426B2 | Haptic guidance system and method | Physics | 66 | Active |
| US8911499B2 | Haptic guidance method | Physics | 66 | Active |
| US7833275B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US6991656B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US10231790B2 | Haptic guidance system and method | Physics | 41 | Active |
| US6860903B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| USD625415S1 | Femoral implant | General | 27 | Expired |
| US7799084B2 | Modular femoral component for a total knee joint replacement for minimally invasive implantation | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
| US5409491A | Apparatus and method for shaping bone | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.