Michael Gorhan
26Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 22, 1999 → May 12, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7331967B2 | Surgical instrument coupling mechanism | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US7947050B2 | Surgical instrument coupling mechanism | Human Necessities | 110 | Active |
| US7947051B2 | Surgical instrument coupling mechanism | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US7935137B2 | Locking bone screw and spinal plate system | Human Necessities | 57 | Active |
| US6363273B1 | Introducer element and method of using same | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US10166019B2 | Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and, functional recovery tracking | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
| US8308781B2 | Multiple lumen sensor attachment | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US7931678B2 | Hybrid spinal plates | Human Necessities | 27 | Active |
| US7604658B2 | Multiple lumen sensor attachment | Human Necessities | 25 | Active |
| US9724131B2 | Spinal connectors and related methods | Human Necessities | 23 | Active |
| US9757163B2 | Spinal plate and drill guide | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US9119677B2 | Spinal plate and drill guide | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8579908B2 | Device for delivering viscous material | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9381048B2 | Devices and methods for cervical lateral fixation | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US8460348B2 | Locking bone screw and spinal plate system | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9724132B2 | Devices and methods for cervical lateral fixation | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US8940025B2 | Hybrid spinal plates | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10335289B2 | Stand alone intervertebral fusion device | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10376380B2 | Devices and methods for cervical lateral fixation | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11020151B2 | Spinal connectors and related methods | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11813000B2 | Spinal connectors and related methods | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9226775B2 | Locking bone screw and spinal plate system | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11026725B2 | Hybrid spinal plates | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11923068B2 | Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11678996B2 | Stand alone intervertebral fusion device | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.