Inventor · Winterthur, CH

Otto Frey

57Patents
34h-index
24Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 1975 → Oct 30, 1991

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4932969A Joint endoprosthesis Human Necessities 634 Expired
US4955908A Metallic intervertebral prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 632 Expired
US4917704A Intervertebral prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 526 Expired
US4776328A Bone nail and an instrument for implanting a bone nail Human Necessities 317 Expired
US4777942A Bone milling instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US5019082A Rasp-like reaming instrument Human Necessities 121 Expired
US4793335A Bone implant for fixing artificial tendons or ligaments with application and extraction means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US4963153A Metal tibial anchoring part for a partial knee joint prosthesis Human Necessities 109 Expired
US4976738A Porous metal overlay for an implant surface Human Necessities 108 Expired
US4523587A Retention device for centering an endoprosthesis shank in a bone Human Necessities 105 Expired
US4450592A Joint socket for a hip joint prosthesis Human Necessities 100 Expired
US4978355A Plastic bone implant having a reinforced contact surface Human Necessities 81 Expired
US5092896A Finger joint prosthesis Human Necessities 81 Expired
US4576152A Injector for bone cement Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Expired
US4969907A Metal bone implant Human Necessities 70 Expired
US4969910A Acetabular cup prosthesis Human Necessities 67 Expired
US5176708A Prosthetic implant Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5108431A Ligament anchor Human Necessities 62 Expired
US4955911A Bone implant Human Necessities 62 Expired
US4430761A Joint endoprosthesis Human Necessities 58 Expired
US4031570A Prosthetic acetabulum Human Necessities 57 Expired
US4936861A Acetabular cup prosthesis Human Necessities 51 Expired
US4883492A Metal bone implant Human Necessities 51 Expired
US4834759A Endoprosthesis for a hip joint Human Necessities 47 Expired
US4058856A Joint endoprosthesis Human Necessities 47 Expired

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