Inventor · Maplewood, MN, US

Stephen D. Kuslich

44Patents
35h-index
12Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: May 10, 1989 → Sep 3, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.