Inventor · Cordova, TN, US

Robert A. Farris

42Patents
27h-index
35Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 1992 → Aug 20, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6485491B1 Posterior fixation system Human Necessities 792 Expired
US5782830A Implant insertion device Human Necessities 613 Expired
US6152927A Anterior cervical plating system Human Necessities 571 Expired
US5395372A Spinal strut graft holding staple Human Necessities 386 Expired
US6669700B1 Anterior cervical plating system Human Necessities 373 Expired
US5395374A Orthopedic cabling method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 350 Expired
US5395371A Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 338 Expired
US6066174A Implant insertion device Human Necessities 257 Expired
US7264621B2 Multi-axial bone attachment assembly Human Necessities 199 Expired
US8021397B2 Multi-axial orthopedic device and system Human Necessities 174 Active
US7001387B2 Anterior cervical plating system Human Necessities 173 Expired
US5352231A Nut starter wrench for orthopedic fixation system Human Necessities 172 Expired
US5545163A Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 144 Expired
US5209751A Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 143 Expired
US6146384A Orthopedic fixation device and method of implantation Human Necessities 141 Expired
US5569253A Variable-angle surgical cable crimp assembly and method Human Necessities 112 Expired
US7699873B2 Spinous process anchoring systems and methods Human Necessities 106 Active
US7303563B2 Orthopedic fixation system and method of use Human Necessities 100 Expired
US5423820A Surgical cable and crimp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US5540690A Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 76 Expired
US7699872B2 Posterior fixation system Human Necessities 75 Active
US6077268A Variable angle surgical cable crimp assembly and method Human Necessities 74 Expired
US7175622B2 Spinal rod system Human Necessities 62 Expired
US8057519B2 Multi-axial screw assembly Human Necessities 34 Active
US7993371B2 Spinal construct system Human Necessities 33 Active

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