Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

David Crook

19Patents
10h-index
14Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1992 → Sep 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5452407A Method for representing a patient's treatment site as data for use with a CAD or CAM device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 393 Expired
US5365996A Method and apparatus for making customized fixation devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Expired
US5344421A Apparatus and method for adjusting a bone plate Human Necessities 159 Expired
US5304210A Apparatus for distributed bone growth stimulation Performing Operations; Transporting 115 Expired
US5330477A Apparatus and method for bone fixation and fusion stimulation Performing Operations; Transporting 107 Expired
US7485146B1 Total disc replacement system and related methods Human Necessities 60 Expired
US8491598B2 Surgical positioning assembly and associated spinal implant device and surgical methods Human Necessities 31 Active
US8828061B2 Vertebral stabilization devices and associated surgical methods Human Necessities 28 Active
US8430878B2 Adjustable orthopedic fixation system Human Necessities 26 Active
US8382811B2 Triple lead bone screw Human Necessities 18 Active
US9545275B2 Medical device locking mechanisms and related methods and systems Human Necessities 4 Active
US8721693B2 Cervical plate locking mechanism and associated surgical method Human Necessities 3 Active
US10716553B2 Spine surgery retractor system and related methods Human Necessities 3 Active
USD348198S Interlaminar clamp General 2 Expired
US8740914B2 Surgical positioning assembly and related systems and methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US8398649B2 Articulating transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion inserter device and associated method of use Human Necessities 1 Active
US11478237B2 Spine surgery retractor system and related methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US9763714B2 Medical device locking mechanisms and related methods and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11963674B2 Spine surgery retractor system and related methods Human Necessities 0 Active

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