Dennis McDevitt
55Patents
28h-index
15Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 10, 1994 → Jan 8, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5643321A | Suture anchor assembly and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 703 | Expired |
| US5649963A | Suture anchor assembly and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 566 | Expired |
| US6527794B1 | Self-locking suture anchor | Human Necessities | 553 | Expired |
| US6733506B1 | Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 529 | Expired |
| US5935129A | Methods and apparatus for anchoring objects to bone | Human Necessities | 511 | Expired |
| US5814071A | Suture anchor assembly and methods | Human Necessities | 455 | Expired |
| US7081126B2 | Self-locking suture anchor | Human Necessities | 440 | Expired |
| US6660023B2 | Self-locking suture anchor | Human Necessities | 384 | Expired |
| US5797963A | Suture anchor assembly and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 293 | Expired |
| US5860978A | Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 265 | Expired |
| US6673094B1 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US8496662B2 | Method and apparatus for forming a wedge-like opening in a bone for an open wedge osteotomy | Human Necessities | 209 | Active |
| US7867264B2 | Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 209 | Expired |
| US6830572B2 | Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 208 | Expired |
| US6770073B2 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 186 | Expired |
| US6319252A | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US7896907B2 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 153 | Expired |
| US6547807B2 | Suture relay for surgery | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US6736852B2 | Adjustable bone prostheses and related methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5885293A | Apparatus and method for cutting a surface at a repeatable angle | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US8062295B2 | Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
| US7166132B2 | Adjustable bone prostheses and related methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US8834543B2 | Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US8491600B2 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US6302886A | Method and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.