Inventor · Weymouth, MA, US

Francois Binette

31Patents
12h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1993 → Oct 31, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6884428B2 Use of reinforced foam implants with enhanced integrity for soft tissue repair and regeneration Human Necessities 1,207 Expired
US7368124B2 Method of preparation of bioabsorbable porous reinforced tissue implants and implants thereof Human Necessities 1,127 Expired
US6150163A Chondrocyte media formulations and culture procedures Chemistry; Metallurgy 183 Expired
US7316822B2 Conformable tissue repair implant capable of injection delivery Human Necessities 163 Expired
US7875296B2 Conformable tissue repair implant capable of injection delivery Human Necessities 136 Active
US7115100B2 Tissue biopsy and processing device Human Necessities 117 Expired
US8137702B2 Conformable tissue repair implant capable of injection delivery Human Necessities 72 Active
US7824701B2 Biocompatible scaffold for ligament or tendon repair Human Necessities 59 Expired
US8496970B2 Conformable tissue repair implant capable of injection delivery Human Necessities 33 Active
US7897384B2 Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US7794408B2 Tissue collection device and methods Human Necessities 15 Expired
US8691259B2 Reinforced foam implants with enhanced integrity for soft tissue repair and regeneration Human Necessities 14 Active
US5872094A Method for attaching cartilaginous tissue, cartilage matrix protein or link protein to a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8257963B2 Chondrocyte container and method of use Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US8673021B2 Arthroscopic tissue scaffold delivery device Human Necessities 7 Active
US7927599B2 Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US8592201B2 Chondrocyte container and method of use Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US8153117B2 Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US8562542B2 Tissue collection device and methods Human Necessities 4 Active
US9511171B2 Biocompatible scaffolds with tissue fragments Human Necessities 3 Active
US9060978B2 Method for treating an intervertebral disc disorder by administering a dominant negative tumor necrosis factor antagonist Human Necessities 3 Active
US5986052A Fusion polypeptide containing fragments of cartilage matrix protein and link protein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9827111B2 Arthroscopic tissue scaffold delivery device Human Necessities 2 Active
US10603408B2 Biocompatible scaffolds with tissue fragments Human Necessities 2 Active
US7696770B2 Self-centering nest for electronics testing Physics 1 Active

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