Inventor · Columbia, MD, US

Kevin R. Strauss

65Patents
19h-index
43Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 23, 2002 → Jan 9, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8353961B2 Expandable vertebral device with cam lock Human Necessities 207 Active
US7988694B2 Spinal fixation system having locking and unlocking devices for use with a multi-planar, taper lock screw Human Necessities 131 Active
US6975231B2 Systems and methods for improving hand hygiene compliance Physics 125 Expired
US8777995B2 Automatic lengthening bone fixation device Human Necessities 77 Active
US7846093B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 70 Active
US7372367B2 Systems and methods for measuring hand hygiene compliance Physics 62 Expired
US8882817B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 56 Active
US8696681B2 Adjustable interbody introducer device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US8979749B2 Minimally open interbody access retraction device and surgical method Human Necessities 39 Active
US9339307B2 Automatic lengthening bone fixation device Human Necessities 39 Active
US8673011B2 Expandable cage Human Necessities 36 Active
US8328817B2 Multiplanar taper lock screw and lock indicator gauge Human Necessities 31 Active
US8162991B2 Multi-planar, taper lock screw Human Necessities 30 Active
US8298138B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 28 Active
US8361122B2 Spinal fixation system having locking and unlocking devices for use with a multi-planar, taper lock screw Human Necessities 24 Active
US8636738B2 Dynamic cervical plate Human Necessities 24 Active
US8882840B2 Expandable vertebral device with cam lock Human Necessities 24 Active
US7947066B2 Universal transverse connector device Human Necessities 23 Active
US9393049B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 21 Active
US8663330B2 Expandable vertebral device with ring plate Human Necessities 18 Active
US8696717B2 Multi-planar, taper lock screw with additional lock Human Necessities 16 Active
US8506603B2 Surgical rod scorer and method of use of the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8696560B2 Minimally open retraction device Human Necessities 12 Active
US8714427B2 Surgical rod scorer and method of use of the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9295494B2 Spine stabilization system Human Necessities 11 Active

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