Inventor · North Wales, PA, US

Michael F. Keane

33Patents
7h-index
57Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 24, 2002 → Apr 17, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7320701B2 Push-in suture anchor, insertion tool, and method for inserting a push-in suture anchor Human Necessities 279 Expired
US6951565B2 Device for inserting surgical implants Human Necessities 275 Expired
US8147553B2 Supplementation or replacement of a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc Human Necessities 51 Active
US8287595B2 Hydrogel balloon prosthesis for nucleus pulposus Human Necessities 16 Active
US8323293B2 Tack or drive screw for securing a prosthesis to bone and associated instrumentation and method Human Necessities 10 Active
US10226379B2 Method and apparatus for subretinal administration of therapeutic agent Human Necessities 9 Active
US8475532B2 Method and apparatus for implanting a hydrogel prosthesis for a nucleus pulposus Human Necessities 7 Active
US7850730B2 Method and apparatus for implanting a hydrogel prosthesis for a nucleus pulposus Human Necessities 5 Expired
US8703157B2 Phase transitioning hydrogels Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US10478553B2 Apparatus for subretinal administration of therapeutic agent via a curved needle Human Necessities 3 Active
US11554042B2 Method and apparatus for subretinal administration of therapeutic agent Human Necessities 3 Active
US9078953B2 Crosslinked hydrogels Human Necessities 3 Active
US9949874B2 Therapeutic agent delivery device with convergent lumen Human Necessities 3 Active
US10322028B2 Method and apparatus for sensing position between layers of an eye Physics 2 Active
US10022122B2 Suture based tissue repair Human Necessities 2 Active
US11058576B2 Method and apparatus for subretinal administration of therapeutic agent Human Necessities 2 Active
US10258502B2 Therapeutic agent delivery device Human Necessities 2 Active
US8118874B2 Replacement or supplementation of a nucleus pulposus using a hydrogel Human Necessities 1 Active
US11998482B2 Method and apparatus for subretinal administration of therapeutic agent Human Necessities 1 Active
US10639193B2 Therapeutic agent delivery device with convergent lumen Human Necessities 1 Active
US11000410B2 Guide apparatus for tangential entry into suprachoroidal space Human Necessities 1 Active
US10806630B2 Injection device for subretinal delivery of therapeutic agent Physics 1 Active
US8748508B2 Method of forming and the resulting membrane composition for surgical site preservation Human Necessities 1 Active
US11337852B2 Therapeutic agent delivery device Human Necessities 0 Active
US12083042B2 Guide apparatus for tangential entry into suprachoroidal space Human Necessities 0 Active

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