Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Michael S. Schular

19Patents
13h-index
16Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 30, 2004 → Jun 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9492288B2 Expandable fusion device for positioning between adjacent vertebral bodies Human Necessities 108 Active
US8377098B2 Artificial functional spinal unit system and method for use Human Necessities 94 Active
US8267965B2 Spinal stabilization systems with dynamic interbody devices Human Necessities 92 Active
US7959677B2 Artificial functional spinal unit system and method for use Human Necessities 76 Active
US8388687B2 Interbody device insertion systems and methods Human Necessities 48 Active
US8940051B2 Interbody device insertion systems and methods Human Necessities 28 Active
US8597358B2 Dynamic interbody devices Human Necessities 27 Active
US8187330B2 Dampener system for a posterior stabilization system with a variable length elongated member Human Necessities 24 Active
US8182514B2 Dampener system for a posterior stabilization system with a fixed length elongated member Human Necessities 23 Active
US8157844B2 Dampener system for a posterior stabilization system with a variable length elongated member Human Necessities 21 Active
US8162994B2 Posterior stabilization system with isolated, dual dampener systems Human Necessities 20 Active
US7780739B2 Method and apparatus for use of a metal-metal constrained liner Human Necessities 15 Active
US8940022B2 Artificial functional spinal unit system and method for use Human Necessities 13 Active
US8523912B2 Posterior stabilization systems with shared, dual dampener systems Human Necessities 13 Active
US10987142B2 Pelvic wedge Human Necessities 11 Active
US9066811B2 Artificial functional spinal unit system and method for use Human Necessities 6 Active
US11766341B2 Expandable fusion device for positioning between adjacent vertebral bodies Human Necessities 0 Active
US11439516B2 Implant with freely moveable endplates Human Necessities 0 Active
US11369484B2 Expandable fusion device for positioning between adjacent vertebral bodies Human Necessities 0 Active

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