Inventor · Golden, CO, US

Joseph Moctezuma

30Patents
17h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 1996 → Oct 4, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5792044A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 840 Expired
US5902231A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 639 Expired
US6520907B1 Methods for accessing the spinal column Human Necessities 593 Expired
US5741261A Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods and instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 572 Expired
US6152871A Apparatus for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 541 Expired
US5954635A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 514 Expired
US5891147A Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods & instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 468 Expired
US6217509A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 457 Expired
US6425859B1 Cannula and a retractor for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 411 Expired
US8239001B2 Method and apparatus for surgical navigation Electricity 352 Active
US6007487A Tissue retractor for use through a cannula Human Necessities 309 Expired
US6206822A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 249 Expired
US6162170A Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6176823A Fixture for supporting a viewing element within a cannula Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5885292A Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods and instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US5885291A Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods and instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7993378B2 Methods for percutaneous spinal surgery Human Necessities 34 Active
US9265589B2 System and method for navigated drill guide Human Necessities 17 Active
US10517680B2 Automatic identification of instruments Physics 13 Active
US10624702B2 Automatic identification of instruments Physics 3 Active
US11331150B2 Method and apparatus for surgical navigation Human Necessities 1 Active
US11911110B2 System and method for registration between coordinate systems and navigation of selected members Physics 1 Active
US11033339B2 Automatic identification of instruments Physics 1 Active
US11284943B2 System and method for navigated drill guide Human Necessities 0 Active
US11135025B2 System and method for registration between coordinate systems and navigation Human Necessities 0 Active

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