Inventor · Bartlett, TN, US

Joseph Ferrante

34Patents
21h-index
45Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 7, 1991 → Jun 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5098436A Modular guide for shaping of femur to accommodate intercondylar stabilizing housing and patellar track of implant Human Necessities 458 Expired
US6565573B1 Orthopedic screw and method of use Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5176684A Modular shaping and trial reduction guide for implantation of posterior-stabilized femoral prosthesis and method of using same Human Necessities 314 Expired
US5709689A Distal femur multiple resection guide Human Necessities 277 Expired
US5415662A Modular shaping and trial reduction guide for implantation of posterior-stabilized femoral prosthesis and method of using same Human Necessities 219 Expired
US5364401A External alignment system for preparing a femur for an implant Human Necessities 213 Expired
US5275603A Rotationally and angularly adjustable tibial cutting guide and method of use Human Necessities 204 Expired
US5342367A Rotationally and angularly adjustable tibial cutting guide and method of use Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5520692A Adjustable depth patella recessing guide and method Human Necessities 173 Expired
US5380332A System and method for profiling an anatomic patella Human Necessities 126 Expired
US5569259A Modular shaping and trial reduction guide for implantation of femoral prosthesis and method of using same Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7048735B2 External fixation system Human Necessities 112 Expired
US7004943B2 Devices, systems, and methods for placing and positioning fixation elements in external fixation systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US7780667B2 Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly Human Necessities 69 Active
US7887537B2 External fixation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US5658339A Compression hip screw plate Human Necessities 59 Expired
US7527627B2 Orthopaedic implant and screw assembly Human Necessities 56 Expired
US7758582B2 Device and methods for placing external fixation elements Human Necessities 51 Active
US8308340B2 Composite mixer Human Necessities 30 Active
US7534244B2 Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly Human Necessities 24 Expired
US9492210B2 Composite internal fixators Human Necessities 22 Active
US7799030B2 Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly Human Necessities 19 Active
US8298234B2 Orthopaedic implant and fastener assembly Human Necessities 16 Active
US7883509B2 Orthopaedic implant and screw assembly Human Necessities 16 Active
US7931652B2 Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly Human Necessities 15 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.