Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Michael Serra

53Patents
20h-index
53Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 28, 1997 → Jan 22, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7255702B2 Bone milling instrument Human Necessities 183 Expired
US9050146B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery Human Necessities 142 Active
US8974381B1 Cervical retractor Human Necessities 130 Active
US5991729A Methods for generating patient-specific medical reports Physics 114 Expired
US9307972B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgery Human Necessities 92 Active
US8357184B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery Human Necessities 87 Active
US9486133B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 81 Active
US8287597B1 Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery Human Necessities 76 Active
US9351845B1 Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery Human Necessities 63 Active
US8435269B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgery Human Necessities 61 Active
US9138217B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 60 Active
US8535320B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery Human Necessities 52 Active
US9192482B1 Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgery Human Necessities 47 Active
US8920500B1 Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgery Human Necessities 47 Active
US10172515B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 47 Active
US8900137B1 Cervical retractor Human Necessities 44 Active
US10172652B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery Human Necessities 42 Active
US6871549B2 Modular implant assembly tool Human Necessities 38 Expired
US9924859B2 Surgical access system and related methods Human Necessities 36 Active
US7377182B2 Modular implant assembly tool Human Necessities 22 Expired
US7255716B2 Method and instruments for inserting modular implant components Human Necessities 20 Expired
US7291176B2 System for establishing the orientation of a modular implant Human Necessities 20 Expired
US9554833B2 Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery Human Necessities 12 Active
US10231724B1 Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgery Human Necessities 8 Active
US7947082B2 System and method for joint arthroplasty Human Necessities 8 Active

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