Stephen D. Kuslich
44Patents
35h-index
12Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: May 10, 1989 → Sep 3, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5059193A | Expandable spinal implant and surgical method | Human Necessities | 1,506 | Expired |
| US5549679A | Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,136 | Expired |
| US5571189A | Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,048 | Expired |
| US5489307A | Spinal stabilization surgical method | Human Necessities | 878 | Expired |
| US5445639A | Intervertebral reamer construction | Human Necessities | 832 | Expired |
| US5458638A | Non-threaded spinal implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 769 | Expired |
| US5015255A | Spinal stabilization method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 752 | Expired |
| US5489308A | Spinal implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 699 | Expired |
| US5591235A | Spinal fixation device | Human Necessities | 455 | Expired |
| US5062845A | Method of making an intervertebral reamer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 441 | Expired |
| US5989256A | Bone fixation cable ferrule | Human Necessities | 369 | Expired |
| US7226481B2 | Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation, and supporting of bone | Human Necessities | 366 | Expired |
| US6383188B2 | Expandable reamer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 347 | Expired |
| US6056749A | Method and device for fixing and correcting spondylolisthesis anteriorly | Human Necessities | 324 | Expired |
| US6712853B2 | Annulus-reinforcing band | Human Necessities | 282 | Expired |
| US5720748A | Spinal stabilization surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 255 | Expired |
| US5700291A | Laparoscopic spinal stabilization method | Human Necessities | 210 | Expired |
| US6086589A | Method and device for fixing spondylolisthesis posteriorly | Human Necessities | 203 | Expired |
| US6287343A | Threaded spinal implant with bone ingrowth openings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 148 | Expired |
| US7025771B2 | Tool to direct bone replacement material | Human Necessities | 146 | Expired |
| US5895427A | Method for spinal fixation | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US5899908A | Spinal drill tube guide | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US7220282B2 | Annulus-reinforcing band | Human Necessities | 126 | Active |
| US6391058B1 | Threaded spinal implant with convex trailing surface | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 122 | Expired |
| USRE37479E | Spinal fixation device | General | 120 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.