John Kostuik
17Patents
10h-index
19Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: May 11, 1976 → Oct 24, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4759769A | Artificial spinal disc | Human Necessities | 1,086 | Expired |
| US8137405B2 | Spinal interbody spacer | Human Necessities | 271 | Active |
| US4034418A | Artificial knee joint | Human Necessities | 181 | Expired |
| US7846093B2 | Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use | Human Necessities | 70 | Active |
| US8439977B2 | Spinal interbody spacer | Human Necessities | 45 | Active |
| US9579127B2 | Fixation implant and method of insertion | Human Necessities | 29 | Active |
| US8298138B2 | Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US8894695B2 | Occipital plate for cervical fixation | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US8226695B2 | Occipital plate for cervical fixation | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US8696560B2 | Minimally open retraction device | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8734338B2 | Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9161779B2 | Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US9131934B2 | Minimally open retraction device | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US10485529B2 | Minimally open retraction device | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US9510858B2 | Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US9681863B2 | Minimally open retraction device | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11529132B2 | Minimally open retraction device | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.