Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

James F. Zucherman

186Patents
74h-index
20Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1996 → Jun 27, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5836948A Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 1,117 Expired
US5860977A Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 914 Expired
US6048342A Spine distraction implant Human Necessities 834 Expired
US6068630A Spine distraction implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 723 Expired
US6451019B1 Supplemental spine fixation device and method Human Necessities 690 Expired
US7217291B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 674 Expired
US7837734B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 647 Active
US6074390A Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 564 Expired
US6695842B2 Interspinous process distraction system and method with positionable wing and method Human Necessities 535 Expired
US6235030A Spine distraction implant Human Necessities 514 Expired
US6699246B2 Spine distraction implant Human Necessities 514 Expired
US6514256B2 Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 510 Expired
US6712819B2 Mating insertion instruments for spinal implants and methods of use Human Necessities 496 Expired
US5876404A Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 487 Expired
US6500178B2 Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 472 Expired
US7201751B2 Supplemental spine fixation device Human Necessities 470 Expired
US6478796B2 Spin distraction implant and method Human Necessities 468 Expired
US6699247B2 Spine distraction implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 459 Expired
US7101375B2 Spine distraction implant Human Necessities 439 Expired
US6451020B1 Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 426 Expired
US6796983B1 Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 422 Expired
US6419676B1 Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 421 Expired
US6238397A Spine distraction implant and method Human Necessities 405 Expired
US6652527B2 Supplemental spine fixation device and method Human Necessities 401 Expired
US6190387A Spine distraction implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 390 Expired

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