Inventor · Glarus, CH

Fridolin Schlapfer

19Patents
16h-index
7Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1996 → Oct 15, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6063090A Device for connecting a longitudinal support to a pedicle screw Human Necessities 752 Expired
US6585740B2 Bone screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 541 Expired
US6248105A Device for connecting a longitudinal support with a pedicle screw Human Necessities 508 Expired
US6176881A Telescopic vertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 388 Expired
US6059829A Intervertebral implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 322 Expired
US6582436B2 Device for connecting a longitudinal support to a bone anchor Human Necessities 211 Expired
US6699249B2 Bone fixation device with a rotation joint Human Necessities 191 Expired
US6869432B2 Device for the articulated connection of two bodies Human Necessities 154 Expired
US5993449A Bone-fixing device Human Necessities 134 Expired
US7121755B2 Device for a ball-and-socket joint type connection of two members Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US6117135A Device for bone surgery Human Necessities 117 Expired
US7008432B2 Device for distracting or compressing bones on bone fragments Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6866664B2 Device for releasably clamping a longitudinal member within a surgical implant Human Necessities 63 Expired
US8012184B2 Device for stabilizing bones Human Necessities 60 Active
US7621941B2 Device for stabilizing bones Human Necessities 50 Active
US7201753B2 Bone fixation device with a rotation joint Human Necessities 29 Expired
US7666207B2 Fixation device for bones Human Necessities 15 Active
US8075600B2 Device for the dynamic fixation of bones Human Necessities 12 Active
US7841798B2 Device for a ball-and-socket type joint connection of two members Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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