Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Dana Mears

24Patents
22h-index
33Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1981 → Jun 4, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.