Inventor · Howell, NJ, US

Erik O. Martz

23Patents
18h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1999 → Feb 25, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6277149A Ramp-shaped intervertebral implant Human Necessities 566 Expired
US6855167B2 Spinal intervertebral implant, interconnections for such implant and processes for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US6666866B2 Spinal intervertebral implant insertion tool Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6706067B2 Spinal intervertebral implant and method of making Human Necessities 271 Expired
US6368322B1 Surgical bone screw Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 257 Expired
US6746454B2 Implant insertion tool Human Necessities 210 Expired
US6530955B2 Ramp-shaped intervertebral implant Human Necessities 195 Expired
US9750607B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 92 Active
US9750605B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 90 Active
US7988699B2 Adjustable instrumentation for spinal implant insertion Human Necessities 88 Active
US9750606B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 79 Active
US7662185B2 Intervertebral implants Human Necessities 71 Expired
US7726002B2 Processes for making spinal intervertebral implant, interconnections for such implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US7833255B2 Bone fasteners and method for stabilizing vertebral bone facets using the bone fasteners Human Necessities 52 Expired
US8092536B2 Retention structure for in situ formation of an intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 49 Active
US10265166B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 42 Active
US8012210B2 Implant frames for use with settable materials and related methods of use Human Necessities 34 Active
US8029511B2 Multi-stage biomaterial injection system for spinal implants Human Necessities 18 Active
US7988693B2 Chisels and procedure for insertion of spinal implant in a spinal disc space Human Necessities 12 Active
US8672985B2 Bone fasteners and method for stabilizing vertebral bone facets using the bone fasteners Human Necessities 3 Active
US11439506B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 1 Active
US10603167B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 1 Active
US10939998B2 Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Human Necessities 0 Active

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