James L. Surber
119Patents
27h-index
3Co-inventors
79Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 5, 2010 → Nov 3, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8556938B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with non-pivotable retainer and pop-on shank, some with friction fit | Human Necessities | 120 | Active |
| US8444681B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, friction fit retainer and winged insert | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 117 | Active |
| US9168069B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank and winged insert with lower skirt for engaging a friction fit retainer | Human Necessities | 109 | Active |
| US9480517B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, shank, friction fit retainer, winged insert and low profile edge lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Active |
| US9393047B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank and friction fit retainer with low profile edge lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Active |
| US8998959B2 | Polyaxial bone anchors with pop-on shank, fully constrained friction fit retainer and lock and release insert | Human Necessities | 64 | Active |
| US9504496B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, friction fit retainer and winged insert | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Active |
| US9717534B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank and friction fit retainer with low profile edge lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Active |
| US10363070B2 | Pivotal bone anchor assemblies with pressure inserts and snap on articulating retainers | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US9980753B2 | pivotal anchor with snap-in-place insert having rotation blocking extensions | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US9907574B2 | Polyaxial bone anchors with pop-on shank, friction fit fully restrained retainer, insert and tool receiving features | Human Necessities | 57 | Active |
| US9918745B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank and winged insert with friction fit compressive collet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Active |
| US9883892B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, friction fit retainer, winged insert and low profile edge lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Active |
| US8911479B2 | Multi-start closures for open implants | Human Necessities | 46 | Active |
| US8852239B2 | Sagittal angle screw with integral shank and receiver | Human Necessities | 42 | Active |
| US9522021B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with retainer with notch for mono-axial motion | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US9636146B2 | Multi-start closures for open implants | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US10058354B2 | Pivotal bone anchor assembly with frictional shank head seating surfaces | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US10172649B2 | Bottom-loaded pivotal bone anchor assembly with non-pivoting retainer and deployable insert | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Active |
| US9717533B2 | Bone anchor closure pivot-splay control flange form guide and advancement structure | Human Necessities | 32 | Active |
| US10188432B2 | Snap-on multi-planar and mono-planar receiver assemblies having integral and multi-part multipurpose positioners for pivoting and non-pivoting retainers | Human Necessities | 32 | Active |
| US8926672B2 | Splay control closure for open bone anchor | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US10179010B2 | Pivotal bone anchor with bottom-loaded shank and tool-deployable interference fit rod-engaging insert | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US9451993B2 | Bi-radial pop-on cervical bone anchor | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US10194951B2 | Polyaxial bone anchor with compound articulation and pop-on shank | Human Necessities | 29 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.