John T. Rice
29Patents
24h-index
25Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 6, 1990 → Mar 3, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5827298A | Surgical fastening system and method for using the same | Human Necessities | 1,828 | Expired |
| US6527785B2 | Surgical suturing instrument and method of use | Human Necessities | 1,422 | Expired |
| US5725529A | Bone fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 700 | Expired |
| US6524316B1 | Bone fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 646 | Expired |
| US5217486A | Suture anchor and installation tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 592 | Expired |
| US5911721A | Bone fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 583 | Expired |
| US5935129A | Methods and apparatus for anchoring objects to bone | Human Necessities | 511 | Expired |
| US5968044A | Bone fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 471 | Expired |
| US5814071A | Suture anchor assembly and methods | Human Necessities | 455 | Expired |
| US5356413A | Surgical anchor and method for deploying the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 445 | Expired |
| US5690655A | Suture tensioning device | Human Necessities | 429 | Expired |
| US5843084A | Surgical fastening system and method for using the same | Human Necessities | 426 | Expired |
| US5569269A | Surgical grasping and suturing device and method | Human Necessities | 353 | Expired |
| US6083522A | Devices for tissue repair and methods for preparation and use thereof | Human Necessities | 325 | Expired |
| US5618304A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 302 | Expired |
| US7105010B2 | Surgical fastening system | Human Necessities | 200 | Expired |
| US7074203B1 | Bone anchor and deployment device therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 193 | Expired |
| US5334198A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 180 | Expired |
| US5380288A | Surgical cannula and trocar system and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 174 | Expired |
| US5133723A | Suture rundown tool and cutter system | Human Necessities | 174 | Expired |
| US6682540B1 | Apparatus and method for placing multiple sutures | Human Necessities | 166 | Expired |
| US5078730A | Holder for suture anchor assembly | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US5649940A | Suture tensioning device | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US6049052A | Miniature micromachined quadrupole mass spectrometer array and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6262416A | Miniature micromachined quadrupole mass spectrometer array and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.