John J. Flynn
120Patents
38h-index
29Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 24, 1978 → Jan 12, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| US6695842B2 | Interspinous process distraction system and method with positionable wing and method | Human Necessities | 535 | Expired |
| US6712819B2 | Mating insertion instruments for spinal implants and methods of use | Human Necessities | 496 | Expired |
| US6926728B2 | Curved dilator and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 350 | Expired |
| US7083649B2 | Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating pivot point | Human Necessities | 247 | Expired |
| US7749252B2 | Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation | Human Necessities | 242 | Active |
| US7776090B2 | Inter-cervical facet implant and method | Human Necessities | 242 | Active |
| US6652534B2 | Apparatus and method for determining implant size | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US7601170B2 | Inter-cervical facet implant and method | Human Necessities | 223 | Expired |
| US7591851B2 | Inter-cervical facet implant and method | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US7029473B2 | Deflectable spacer for use as an interspinous process implant and method | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US9060876B1 | Stabilized intervertebral scaffolding systems | Human Necessities | 166 | Active |
| US7473268B2 | Mating insertion instruments for spinal implants and methods of use | Human Necessities | 163 | Expired |
| US7189234B2 | Interspinous process implant sizer and distractor with a split head and size indicator and method | Human Necessities | 159 | Expired |
| US5054310A | Test object and method of measurement of an ultrasonic beam | Physics | 150 | Expired |
| US7931674B2 | Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation | Human Necessities | 142 | Active |
| US7503935B2 | Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot point | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US7763050B2 | Inter-cervical facet implant with locking screw and method | Human Necessities | 132 | Expired |
| US7837732B2 | Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation methods | Human Necessities | 125 | Active |
| US8663332B1 | Bone graft distribution system | Human Necessities | 121 | Active |
| US7497859B2 | Tools for implanting an artificial vertebral disk | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US6549229B1 | Small, portable, self-contained, video teleconferencing system | Electricity | 103 | Expired |
| US7695513B2 | Distractible interspinous process implant and method of implantation | Human Necessities | 98 | Active |
| US7662187B2 | Interspinous process implants and methods of use | Human Necessities | 82 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.