Inventor · Somerville, TN, US

David C. Kelman

61Patents
26h-index
55Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1989 → Nov 30, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5080685A Modular hip prosthesis Human Necessities 255 Expired
US5688279A Alignment guide for a bone cutting block Human Necessities 237 Expired
US5445642A Method for installing a femoral component Human Necessities 236 Expired
US6626913B1 Methods, systems, and instruments for inserting prosthetic implants Human Necessities 218 Expired
US7591821B2 Surgical technique and instrumentation for minimal incision hip arthroplasty surgery Human Necessities 213 Active
US10748115B2 Providing implants for surgical procedures Physics 202 Active
US5591233A Metal/composite hybrid orthopedic implants Performing Operations; Transporting 163 Expired
US5931870A Acetabular ring prosthesis with reinforcement buttress Human Necessities 163 Expired
US5024670A Polymeric bearing component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US5562675A Apparatus for sizing a femoral component Human Necessities 122 Expired
US7250054B2 Systems, methods, and apparatuses for clamping and reclamping an orthopedic surgical cable Human Necessities 96 Expired
US5370693A Orthopedic implant augmentation and stabilization device Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5368881A Prosthesis with highly convoluted surface Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5531793A Orthopedic implant augmentation and stabilization device Human Necessities 84 Expired
US7255701B2 System, methods, and apparatuses for clamping and reclamping an orthopedic surgical cable Human Necessities 82 Expired
US4917530A Structural joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 61 Expired
US5658333A Prosthesis with highly convoluted surface Human Necessities 61 Expired
US6916342B2 Liner assembly for prosthetic components Human Necessities 57 Expired
US7892290B2 Fluted sleeve hip prosthesis for modular stem Human Necessities 57 Active
US7749278B2 Method of implanting using a set of femoral prostheses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US4986834A Load sharing femoral hip implant Human Necessities 45 Expired
US9248023B2 Iliac canal prosthesis Human Necessities 38 Active
US8641773B2 Fluted sleeve hip prosthesis for modular stem Human Necessities 36 Active
US6986792B2 Prostheses Human Necessities 36 Expired
US7160332B2 Line assembly for prosthetic components Human Necessities 32 Expired

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