Inventor · Cockeysville, MD, US

Paul McAfee

25Patents
15h-index
9Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 30, 1995 → Feb 8, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5569290A Method of and apparatus for laparoscopic or endoscopic spinal surgery using an unsealed anteriorly inserted transparent trochar Human Necessities 260 Expired
US7001432B2 Intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 222 Expired
US7354453B2 Nucleus replacement securing device and method Human Necessities 116 Active
US7854752B2 System and method for dynamic skeletal stabilization Human Necessities 93 Expired
US8012212B2 Cervical intervertebral disk prosthesis Human Necessities 78 Expired
US7267691B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 69 Expired
US9549824B2 Expandable spinal implant and flexible driver Human Necessities 47 Active
US7527629B2 Instrument set for fitting an intervertebral joint prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7175662B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7667607B2 Reprogrammable receiver collar Human Necessities 34 Active
US7862614B2 Intervertebral prosthesis system, in particular for the cervical spine Human Necessities 32 Active
US10299937B2 Expandable spinal implant and flexible driver Human Necessities 27 Active
US8098164B2 Reprogrammable receiver collar Human Necessities 25 Active
US11039935B2 Expandable spinal implant and flexible driver Human Necessities 23 Active
US10456211B2 Methods and apparatus for spinal reconstructive surgery and measuring spinal length and intervertebral spacing, tension and rotation Human Necessities 22 Active
USD642270S1 Rigid orthopedic screw General 14 Expired
US8147551B2 Method for implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis Human Necessities 14 Active
US8062370B2 Intervertebral prosthesis with a limit stop plate Human Necessities 13 Active
US8038700B2 System and method for dynamic skeletal stabilization Human Necessities 7 Active
US8062335B1 Plate systems and methods of use Human Necessities 2 Active
US8591586B2 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis Human Necessities 2 Active
US11612436B2 Systems, methods, and devices for developing patient-specific medical treatments, operations, and procedures Physics 2 Active
US8597331B2 Prosthetic spinous process and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US7887597B2 Nucleus replacement securing device and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US12178516B2 Systems, methods, and devices for developing patient-specific medical treatments, operations, and procedures Physics 0 Active

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