Inventor · Baltimore, MD, US

John Kostuik

17Patents
10h-index
19Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: May 11, 1976 → Oct 24, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.