Inventor · Traverse City, MI, US

Daniel K. Farley

62Patents
21h-index
39Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 2, 1986 → Nov 21, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5902233A Angling surgical retractor apparatus and method of retracting anatomy Human Necessities 194 Expired
US4989587A Sternal retractor Human Necessities 188 Expired
US5984865A Surgical retractor having locking interchangeable blades Human Necessities 180 Expired
US5888197A Cam-operated universal latch joint apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US5897087A CAM tightened universal joint clamp Human Necessities 78 Expired
US4971038A Table mounted surgical retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US11532402B2 Methods and systems for providing an episode of care Human Necessities 74 Active
US6017008A Cam tightened universal joint clamp Human Necessities 62 Expired
US5025780A Table mounted surgical retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US8852282B2 Methods and systems for interbody implant and bone graft delivery Human Necessities 59 Active
US9480576B2 Methods and systems for interbody implant and bone graft delivery Human Necessities 56 Active
US4733663A Medical instrument for removing bone Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6033363A Insulating sleeve for a table mounted retractor Human Necessities 47 Expired
US6511423B2 Cross bar for a surgical retractor system Human Necessities 44 Expired
US9320506B2 Retractor system for anterior cervical spine surgery Human Necessities 43 Active
US6663630B2 Halo/collar cervical orthosis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6214010A Rongeur surgical instrument Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7749163B2 Universal scissors joint apparatus Human Necessities 33 Active
US8257255B2 Surgical retractor with locking blade Human Necessities 26 Active
US8360971B2 Surgical retractor angling device Human Necessities 22 Active
USD510768S1 Surgical retractor blade General 22 Expired
US7338442B2 Crank retractor handle Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8100827B2 Adjustable rail clamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8617064B2 Adjustable rail clamp with clamp locking device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9089299B2 Posterior lumbar retractor system Human Necessities 17 Active

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