Joseph Cauthen
41Patents
26h-index
12Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 23, 1998 → May 7, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6019792A | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 803 | Expired |
| US6179874A | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 473 | Expired |
| US6592625B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 328 | Expired |
| US6679915B1 | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 325 | Expired |
| US6440168B1 | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 286 | Expired |
| US6520967B1 | Spinal implant insertion instrument for spinal interbody prostheses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 262 | Expired |
| US7615076B2 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 258 | Active |
| US7828850B2 | Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair | Human Necessities | 206 | Active |
| US7749273B2 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 192 | Active |
| US6814737B2 | Spinal implant insertion instrument for spinal interbody prostheses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 175 | Expired |
| US7670380B2 | Intervertebral disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 121 | Active |
| US7189235B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US7052516B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Expired |
| US6846328B2 | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US6984247B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Expired |
| US7033395B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US6997956B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 80 | Expired |
| US7670379B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Active |
| US7776096B2 | Intervertebral disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Active |
| US7922768B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Active |
| US8128698B2 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US7270681B2 | Articulating spinal implant | Human Necessities | 36 | Expired |
| US7909879B2 | Intervertebral disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US7951201B2 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US8034112B2 | Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.