Inventor · Bridgewater, MA, US

Frank Spratt

47Patents
11h-index
40Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 2008 → Nov 15, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8430914B2 Assembly for orthopaedic surgery Human Necessities 78 Active
US9155580B2 Multi-threaded cannulated bone anchors Human Necessities 46 Active
US9259247B2 Locking compression members for use with bone anchor assemblies and methods Human Necessities 41 Active
US9775660B2 Bottom-loading bone anchor assemblies and methods Human Necessities 34 Active
US9724145B2 Bone anchor assemblies with multiple component bottom loading bone anchors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US9782204B2 Bone anchor assemblies Human Necessities 23 Active
US10321937B2 Bone anchors Human Necessities 17 Active
US9918747B2 Bone anchor assemblies and methods with improved locking Human Necessities 15 Active
US9724130B2 Locking compression members for use with bone anchor assemblies and methods Human Necessities 15 Active
US10492835B2 Offset rods, offset rod connectors, and related methods Human Necessities 15 Active
US8641717B2 Guidewire insertion methods and devices Human Necessities 14 Active
US10085786B2 Driver instruments and related methods Human Necessities 11 Active
US8613746B2 Preparatory reamers for orthopedic implants Human Necessities 10 Active
US11076890B2 Rod-to-rod connectors having robust rod closure mechanisms and related methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US9216043B2 Devices and methods for monoaxial screw conversion Human Necessities 9 Active
US10226282B2 Bone anchor assemblies Human Necessities 9 Active
US10653457B2 Multi-function driver instruments and related methods Human Necessities 9 Active
US10786284B2 Bone anchor assemblies Human Necessities 8 Active
US9498254B2 Bottom-loading bone anchor assemblies Human Necessities 8 Active
US10342582B2 Bone anchor assemblies and methods with improved locking Human Necessities 8 Active
US9949731B2 Systems and methods for manipulating bone Human Necessities 7 Active
US9833263B2 Bone anchor assemblies with orientation indicator Human Necessities 7 Active
US11160583B2 Offset rods, offset rod connectors, and related methods Human Necessities 7 Active
US10321938B2 Locking compression members for use with bone anchor assemblies and methods Human Necessities 6 Active
US10413342B2 Bone anchor assemblies with multiple component bottom loading bone anchors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active

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