Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Dennis McDevitt

55Patents
28h-index
15Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 10, 1994 → Jan 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.