Inventor · Sandy Hook, CT, US

Eric Kolb

37Patents
17h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 1996 → Sep 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8852199B2 Method and device for handling bone adhesives Human Necessities 1,253 Active
US8747441B2 Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 1,004 Active
US6960216B2 Modular drill guide Human Necessities 200 Expired
US7776047B2 Guide for spinal tools, implants, and devices Human Necessities 125 Expired
US7909848B2 Tissue retractor and guide device Human Necessities 103 Active
US7909829B2 Tissue retractor and drill guide Human Necessities 95 Expired
US8608746B2 Derotation instrument with reduction functionality Human Necessities 92 Active
US8394107B2 Guide for spinal tools, implants, and devices Human Necessities 66 Active
US7914561B2 Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7935137B2 Locking bone screw and spinal plate system Human Necessities 57 Active
US7935123B2 Drill guide with alignment feature Human Necessities 55 Active
US7416553B2 Drill guide and plate inserter Human Necessities 51 Expired
US7166111B2 Spinal plate and drill guide Human Necessities 44 Expired
US7141074B2 Variable depth drill with self-centering sleeve Human Necessities 44 Expired
US6500209B1 Intramedullary centralizer having fins of varying length and associated method of implanting an orthopaedic component into a patient Human Necessities 38 Expired
US7931678B2 Hybrid spinal plates Human Necessities 27 Active
US10531904B2 Bone screw with apertures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US6926741B2 Centralizing cement plug with countersink Human Necessities 17 Expired
US9326798B2 Derotation instrument with reduction functionality Human Necessities 15 Active
US8337497B2 Methods for sternal closure Human Necessities 15 Active
US8298271B2 Instruments and methods for holding a bone plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7604638B2 Instruments and methods for holding a bone plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US9351774B2 Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 8 Active
US8709015B2 Bilateral vertebral body derotation system Human Necessities 8 Active
US11744447B2 Surgical visualization systems and related methods Human Necessities 6 Active

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