Inventor · Collierville, TN, US

Eric C. Lange

104Patents
40h-index
60Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 17, 1995 → Apr 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6187005A Variable angle spinal fixation system Human Necessities 529 Expired
US5683392A Multi-planar locking mechanism for bone fixation Human Necessities 363 Expired
US8403990B2 Expandable spinal fusion cage and associated instrumentation Human Necessities 295 Active
US6652585B2 Flexible spine stabilization system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Expired
US7235101B2 Revisable prosthetic device Human Necessities 222 Expired
US6884242B2 Anterior plating system and method Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6669698B1 Vertebrae fastener placement guide Human Necessities 204 Expired
US6984245B2 Anterior impacted bone graft and driver instruments Human Necessities 194 Expired
US7776075B2 Expandable spinal rods and methods of use Human Necessities 192 Active
US6852128B2 Flexible spine stabilization systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 183 Expired
US7473222B2 Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery Human Necessities 172 Expired
US7060068B2 Vertebrae fastener placement guide Human Necessities 161 Expired
US7655046B2 Expandable spinal fusion cage and associated instrumentation Human Necessities 156 Active
US6758862B2 Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US7749231B2 Instruments and techniques for separating bony structures Human Necessities 130 Active
US8126736B2 Methods and systems for diagnosing, treating, or tracking spinal disorders Physics 124 Active
US7033362B2 Instruments and techniques for disc space preparation Human Necessities 116 Expired
US7811328B2 System, device and methods for replacing the intervertebral disc with a magnetic or electromagnetic prosthesis Human Necessities 116 Active
US7615078B2 Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Active
US6991653B2 Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US7837711B2 Artificial spinous process for the sacrum and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US8591549B2 Variable durometer lumbar-sacral implant Human Necessities 83 Active
US8147517B2 Systems and methods for adjusting properties of a spinal implant Human Necessities 80 Active
US8685093B2 Methods and systems for diagnosing, treating, or tracking spinal disorders Human Necessities 75 Active
US7309358B2 Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices Human Necessities 75 Expired

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