Inventor · Memphis, TN, US

Michael C. Sherman

130Patents
77h-index
66Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1990 → Jun 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6325805A Shape memory alloy staple Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,514 Expired
US7172593B2 Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation Human Necessities 1,358 Expired
US6773437B2 Shape memory alloy staple Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,105 Expired
US5364399A Anterior cervical plating system Human Necessities 851 Expired
US6530929B1 Instruments for stabilization of bony structures Human Necessities 800 Expired
US5797911A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 779 Expired
US5879350A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 730 Expired
US5885286A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 705 Expired
US7070598B2 Minimally invasive expanding spacer and method Human Necessities 694 Expired
US6293949A Superelastic spinal stabilization system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 694 Expired
US7087055B2 Minimally invasive expanding spacer and method Human Necessities 651 Expired
US6053917A Multi-axial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 628 Expired
US5891145A Multi-axial screw Human Necessities 588 Expired
US6733534B2 System and method for spine spacing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 575 Expired
US6226548A Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation Human Necessities 567 Expired
US6616669B2 Method for the correction of spinal deformities through vertebral body tethering without fusion Human Necessities 551 Expired
US5728098A Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape-memory technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 515 Expired
US6360750B1 Minimally invasive surgical techniques for implanting devices that deliver stimulant to the nervous system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 496 Expired
US5954725A Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape memory technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 432 Expired
US6299613A Method for the correction of spinal deformities through vertebral body tethering without fusion Human Necessities 425 Expired
US6605090B1 Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation Human Necessities 409 Expired
US6287308A Methods and apparatus for fusionless treatment of spinal deformities Human Necessities 408 Expired
US7188626B2 Instruments and methods for stabilization of bony structures Human Necessities 407 Expired
US6287311A Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape-memory technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 398 Expired
US6296643A Device for the correction of spinal deformities through vertebral body tethering without fusion Human Necessities 375 Expired

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