Inventor · Fort Wayne, IN, US

Herbert E. Schwartz

53Patents
27h-index
40Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 15, 1987 → Jul 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7361195B2 Cartilage repair apparatus and method Human Necessities 1,465 Expired
US6989034B2 Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices Human Necessities 1,266 Expired
US7163563B2 Unitary surgical device and method Human Necessities 1,223 Expired
US7871440B2 Unitary surgical device and method Human Necessities 1,027 Active
US8025896B2 Porous extracellular matrix scaffold and method Human Necessities 962 Expired
US6306159A Meniscal repair device Human Necessities 550 Expired
US6293961A Suture locking device Human Necessities 531 Expired
US6319271A Suture locking device Human Necessities 495 Expired
US6432123B1 Suture locking device Human Necessities 419 Expired
US6508821B1 Soft tissue repair material fixation apparatus and method Human Necessities 198 Expired
US7559941B2 Instrument for delivery of implant Human Necessities 159 Active
US6869938B1 Compositions of polyacids and polyethers and methods for their use in reducing adhesions Human Necessities 135 Expired
US6566345B2 Polyacid/polyalkylene oxide foams and gels and methods for their delivery Chemistry; Metallurgy 119 Expired
US7033380B2 Suture locking device Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7819880B2 Implant delivery instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US7201917B2 Porous delivery scaffold and method Human Necessities 92 Expired
US5906997A Bioresorbable compositions of carboxypolysaccharide polyether intermacromolecular complexes and methods for their use in reducing surgical adhesions Chemistry; Metallurgy 78 Expired
US6133325A Bioresorbable compositions of carboxypolysaccharide polyether intermacromolecular complexes and methods for their use in reducing surgical adhesions Chemistry; Metallurgy 76 Expired
US7846181B2 Suture locking device Human Necessities 57 Expired
US6017301A Bioresorbable compositions of carboxypolysaccharide polyether intermacromolecular complexes and methods for their use in reducing surgical adhesions Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US7819918B2 Implantable tissue repair device Human Necessities 42 Expired
US8337537B2 Device from naturally occurring biologically derived materials Human Necessities 41 Active
US7563266B2 Slide and kit for delivering implants Human Necessities 41 Expired
US7468041B2 Modular surgical instrument with reciprocable implement Human Necessities 39 Expired
US6034140A Bioresorbable compositions of carboxypolysaccharide polyether intermacromolecular complexes and methods for their use in reducing surgical adhesions Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired

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