Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Eric Finley

146Patents
50h-index
66Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 2000 → Apr 11, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6565565B1 Device for securing spinal rods Human Necessities 705 Expired
US7207949B2 Surgical access system and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 487 Expired
US7582058B1 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 409 Expired
US7819801B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 361 Active
US7935051B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 309 Active
US7691057B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 284 Active
US7905840B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 254 Active
US8442621B2 Surgical trajectory monitoring system and related methods Human Necessities 232 Active
US6875211B2 Apparatus for spinal stabilization Human Necessities 209 Expired
US8000782B2 System and methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments Human Necessities 202 Active
US8137284B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 200 Expired
US8005535B2 System and methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments Human Necessities 177 Active
US7892173B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 162 Active
US8182423B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 124 Active
US8192356B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 121 Active
US8388527B2 Surgical access system and related method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Active
US8133173B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 116 Active
US7278995B2 Apparatus for securing a spinal rod system Human Necessities 110 Expired
US9119572B2 Monitoring trajectory of surgical instrument during the placement of a pedicle screw Human Necessities 102 Active
US8343046B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 99 Active
US7785253B1 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 96 Expired
US7664544B2 System and methods for performing percutaneous pedicle integrity assessments Human Necessities 89 Active
US8556808B2 Surgical access system and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Active
US8192357B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 83 Active
US8016767B2 Surgical access system and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Active

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