Inventor · Attleboro, MA, US

Nicholas Pavento

49Patents
18h-index
84Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 21, 2005 → Sep 29, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9129054B2 Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and, functional recovery tracking Human Necessities 406 Active
US10595844B2 Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking Human Necessities 225 Active
US7594888B2 Expandable ports and methods for minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 148 Expired
US7981031B2 Surgical access devices and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 127 Active
US7918792B2 Surgical retractor for use with minimally invasive spinal stabilization systems and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 114 Active
US8517935B2 Surgical retractors and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 77 Active
US8172847B2 In-line rod reduction device and methods Human Necessities 57 Active
US8512343B2 Methods and instruments for approximating misaligned vertebra Human Necessities 50 Active
US9433445B2 Bone anchors and surgical instruments with integrated guide tips Human Necessities 41 Active
US9271836B2 Nubbed plate Human Necessities 36 Active
US9125587B2 Surgical retractors Human Necessities 36 Active
US9662225B2 Nubbed plate Human Necessities 32 Active
US9668877B2 Nubbed plate Human Necessities 29 Active
US8057518B2 Spanning connector for connecting a spinal fixation element and an offset bone anchor Human Necessities 28 Active
US8888819B2 Connector for securing an offset spinal fixation element Human Necessities 25 Active
US9289249B2 Bone anchors and surgical instruments with integrated guide tips Human Necessities 22 Active
US8550995B2 Surgical access devices and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 22 Active
US9855087B2 Methods and devices for spinal screw insertion Human Necessities 22 Active
US9872781B2 Nubbed plate Human Necessities 18 Active
US10433883B2 Spinal screw insertion devices and methods Human Necessities 17 Active
US9918747B2 Bone anchor assemblies and methods with improved locking Human Necessities 15 Active
US11439380B2 Surgical instrument connectors and related methods Human Necessities 12 Active
US10779872B2 Bone anchor insertion instruments and methods Human Necessities 12 Active
US10568677B2 Methods and devices for spinal screw insertion Human Necessities 10 Active
US10342582B2 Bone anchor assemblies and methods with improved locking Human Necessities 8 Active

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