Inventor · Cordova, TN, US

James K. Rains

26Patents
7h-index
44Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 25, 2006 → Mar 2, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7518502B2 System and method for tracking surgical assets Physics 346 Active
US8105367B2 Bone plate and bone plate assemblies including polyaxial fasteners Human Necessities 159 Active
US8940028B2 Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates Human Necessities 92 Active
US8535342B2 Powered surgical handpiece with an antenna for reading data from a memory integral with a cutting accessory attached to the handpiece Human Necessities 74 Active
US8784425B2 Systems and methods for identifying landmarks on orthopedic implants Human Necessities 40 Active
US8992581B2 Bone plate and bone plate assemblies including polyaxial fasteners Human Necessities 37 Active
US9492210B2 Composite internal fixators Human Necessities 22 Active
US8739801B2 System and method for identifying a landmark Human Necessities 6 Active
US9381031B2 Surgical instruments for cutting cavities in intramedullary canals Human Necessities 5 Active
US9220514B2 System and method for identifying a landmark Human Necessities 3 Active
US10357292B2 Composite internal fixators Human Necessities 3 Active
US9526441B2 Targeting landmarks of orthopaedic devices Human Necessities 3 Active
US10080598B2 Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates Human Necessities 3 Active
US9585755B2 Fracture fixation systems having intramedullary support Human Necessities 2 Active
US9730740B2 Fracture fixation systems Human Necessities 2 Active
US9855081B2 Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronics Human Necessities 2 Active
US9775649B2 System and method for identifying a landmark Human Necessities 1 Active
US9060823B2 Fracture fixation systems having intramedullary support Human Necessities 1 Active
US9603639B2 Systems and methods for installing and removing an expandable polymer Human Necessities 0 Active
US12161304B2 Light cable cap and method of using the same Physics 0 Active
US9849216B2 Systems and methods for delivering a medicament Human Necessities 0 Active
US11096726B2 Composite internal fixators Human Necessities 0 Active
US10869700B2 Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronics Human Necessities 0 Active
US8574308B2 Systems and methods for installing and removing an expandable polymer Human Necessities 0 Active
US10258392B2 Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronics Human Necessities 0 Active

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