Inventor · Montara, CA, US

Scott A. Yerby

86Patents
33h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 2001 → Nov 15, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7217291B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 674 Expired
US7837734B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 647 Active
US6652527B2 Supplemental spine fixation device and method Human Necessities 401 Expired
US6783546B2 Implantable prosthetic or tissue expanding device Human Necessities 293 Expired
US7083649B2 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating pivot point Human Necessities 247 Expired
US7776090B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 242 Active
US7749252B2 Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation Human Necessities 242 Active
US6652534B2 Apparatus and method for determining implant size Human Necessities 233 Expired
US7601170B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 223 Expired
US7591851B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7931674B2 Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation Human Necessities 142 Active
US7503935B2 Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot point Human Necessities 135 Expired
US9662157B2 Matrix implant Human Necessities 132 Active
US7763050B2 Inter-cervical facet implant with locking screw and method Human Necessities 132 Expired
US7837732B2 Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation methods Human Necessities 125 Active
US7497859B2 Tools for implanting an artificial vertebral disk Human Necessities 104 Expired
US7662187B2 Interspinous process implants and methods of use Human Necessities 82 Active
US9839448B2 Implant placement Human Necessities 81 Active
US8066749B2 Implant for stabilizing a bone graft during spinal fusion Human Necessities 79 Active
US8491653B2 Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation methods Human Necessities 75 Active
US8109972B2 Interspinous process implant having deployable wings and method of implantation Human Necessities 69 Active
US8118838B2 Inter-cervical facet implant with multiple direction articulation joint and method for implanting Human Necessities 67 Active
US7549999B2 Interspinous process distraction implant and method of implantation Human Necessities 67 Expired
US7862569B2 System and method for strengthening a spinous process Human Necessities 66 Active
US8100944B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method for preserving the tissues surrounding the facet joint Human Necessities 63 Active

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