Inventor · Hamburg, DE

Helmut D. Link

78Patents
16h-index
44Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1978 → Jul 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8012212B2 Cervical intervertebral disk prosthesis Human Necessities 78 Expired
US8241361B2 Endoprosthesis component Chemistry; Metallurgy 74 Active
US4698063A Device for embedding in bone, in particular a femoral hip-joint prosthesis Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6235032A Calcaneal bone plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4658808A Arrangement for preparing an anatomically measured endoprosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US7896903B2 Facet joint prosthesis Human Necessities 55 Active
US5944759A Joint endoprosthesis Human Necessities 53 Expired
US4234736A Antiandrogenic and schistosomicidal imidazolidine derivatives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US7527629B2 Instrument set for fitting an intervertebral joint prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4908036A Endoprosthesis Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4645506A Hip joint endoprosthesis with a stem to be anchored in the femur Human Necessities 40 Expired
US7175662B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 37 Expired
US4407814A Imidazolidine derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US4482739A Carbamoyl alkylene phenyl ureas Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4944762A Joint endoprosthesis Human Necessities 24 Expired
USD293379S Finger splint General 21 Expired
US7628813B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis system Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5197943A Finger splint Human Necessities 15 Expired
US8147551B2 Method for implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis Human Necessities 14 Active
US8062369B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis system Human Necessities 13 Active
US7947084B2 Hip joint prosthesis with a shaft to be inserted into the femur Human Necessities 12 Active
US4641749A Holding stand for surgical instruments Human Necessities 11 Expired
USD766435S1 Orthopedic prosthetic General 10 Active
US5294609A DNA gyrase inhibitors and pharmaceutical preparations therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7311732B2 System of intervertebral prostheses Human Necessities 8 Expired

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