James Chow
29Patents
14h-index
8Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 30, 1990 → Mar 31, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5176682A | Surgical implement | Human Necessities | 698 | Expired |
| US5499991A | Endoscopic needle with suture retriever | Human Necessities | 385 | Expired |
| US6017348A | Apparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repair | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
| US5782835A | Apparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repair | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US5029573A | System for endoscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US6161545A | Use of pulsed ultrasonics in surgical applications | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US5318579A | Arthroscopic knot tying device | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US5346503A | Cutting instruments for endoscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US5353812A | Trigger finger release surgical method | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US5356419A | Cutting instruments for endoscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US5480408A | Endoscopic surgical kit for release of trigger finger | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US6496984B1 | CMC joint splint | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| US5382258A | Arthroscopic knot tying device | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US5318582A | Cutting instrument for endoscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US6692452B2 | Finger splint for treating mallet finger condition | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US6475174B1 | Dorsal compartment brace | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US6969525B2 | Surgically implanted time release medication for post-surgical treatment of a patient | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US6730052B2 | Elbow brace | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
| US9283241B2 | Treatment to render implants resistant to diabetes | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9301765B2 | Prosthetic femoral stem for use in high offset hip replacement | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10478317B2 | Methods and tools for hip replacement with supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip approach | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US11304825B2 | Methods and tools for hip replacement with superscapsular percutaneously assisted total hip approach | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US8992531B2 | Prosthetic femoral stem for use in high impact hip replacement | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US6860863B2 | Carpal tunnel splint for wear during non-working periods | Human Necessities | 0 | Expired |
| US10070963B2 | Prosthetic femoral stem for use in high impact hip replacement | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.