Inventor · Beachwood, OH, US

Iain Kalfas

14Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 8, 1994 → Feb 23, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5517990A Stereotaxy wand and tool guide Human Necessities 393 Expired
US5776064A Frameless stereotaxy system for indicating the position and axis of a surgical probe Human Necessities 319 Expired
US5732703A Stereotaxy wand and tool guide Human Necessities 232 Expired
US6377839B1 Tool guide for a surgical tool Human Necessities 144 Expired
US7645294B2 Head-to-head connector spinal fixation system Human Necessities 117 Expired
US8852237B2 Spinal rod connector Human Necessities 40 Active
US8236028B2 Spinal rod connector Human Necessities 39 Expired
US7572282B2 Spinal fixation plates and plate extensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7727266B2 Method and apparatus for retaining screws in a plate Human Necessities 30 Active
US7967845B2 Head-to-head connector spinal fixation system Human Necessities 19 Active
US8672984B2 Method and apparatus for retaining screw in a plate Human Necessities 13 Active
US8998957B2 Spinal rod connector Human Necessities 9 Active
US9918748B2 Spinal rod connector Human Necessities 7 Active
US8728080B2 Spinal fixation plates and plate extensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active

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