Inventor · Memphis, TN, US

Lawrence M. Boyd

77Patents
51h-index
45Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 20, 1991 → May 23, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6193757A Expandable intervertebral spacers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 946 Expired
US5562738A Intervertebral disk arthroplasty device Human Necessities 845 Expired
US5669909A Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy Human Necessities 820 Expired
US5425773A Intervertebral disk arthroplasty device Human Necessities 785 Expired
US6174311A Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 746 Expired
US6200322A Minimal exposure posterior spinal interbody instrumentation and technique Human Necessities 694 Expired
US7479160B2 Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 617 Expired
US5702453A Adjustable vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 600 Expired
US5782919A Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy Human Necessities 511 Expired
US6830570B1 Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approach Human Necessities 469 Expired
US6395031B1 Expandable intervertebral spacers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 427 Expired
US5683391A Anterior spinal instrumentation and method for implantation and revision Human Necessities 395 Expired
US6371988B1 Bone grafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 387 Expired
US6206923A Flexible implant using partially demineralized bone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 351 Expired
USRE37161E Anterior spinal instrumentation and method for implantation and revision General 339 Expired
US5776198A Adjustable vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 324 Expired
US6344057B1 Adjustable vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 322 Expired
US6468311B2 Modular interbody fusion implant Human Necessities 300 Expired
US6245072A Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Human Necessities 287 Expired
US6610065B1 Interbody fusion implants and instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 252 Expired
US7004945B2 Devices and methods for the restoration of a spinal disc Human Necessities 243 Expired
US6833006B2 Expandable intervertebral spacers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 221 Expired
US5776197A Adjustable vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 217 Expired
US6428541B1 Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion Human Necessities 206 Expired
US7621960B2 Modular interbody fusion implant Human Necessities 203 Active

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