Eric Kovach
16Patents
13h-index
11Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 11, 2002 → Jan 15, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6923814B1 | System and methods for cervical spinal fusion | Human Necessities | 339 | Expired |
| US7776049B1 | Spinal implant inserter, implant, and method | Human Necessities | 127 | Expired |
| US7722613B2 | Systems and methods for removing body tissue | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US8652137B2 | Vertebral facet joint drill and method of use | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US9517077B2 | Vertebral facet joint drill and method of use | Human Necessities | 62 | Active |
| US8992533B2 | Vertebral facet joint drill and method of use | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US9060787B2 | Method of using a vertebral facet joint drill | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US9220547B2 | Flanged interbody fusion device | Human Necessities | 52 | Active |
| US8142355B2 | Surgical tissue retractor | Human Necessities | 50 | Active |
| US9585649B2 | Retractor | Human Necessities | 42 | Active |
| US9743937B2 | Vertebral facet joint drill and method of use | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US8740786B2 | Method of using a surgical tissue retractor | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US8409091B2 | Method of using a surgical tissue retractor | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US8864767B2 | Rod reducer instrument for spinal surgery | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US10568664B2 | Flanged interbody fusion device | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US11364057B2 | Flanged interbody fusion device | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.