Inventor · Sacramento, CA, US

Stephen M. Howell

35Patents
18h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 23, 1993 → Jun 27, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6019767A Tibial guide Human Necessities 492 Expired
US5931869A Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 390 Expired
US6254604A Tibial guide Human Necessities 386 Expired
US5300077A Method and instruments for ACL reconstruction Human Necessities 318 Expired
US5674224A Bone mulch screw assembly for endosteal fixation of soft tissue grafts and method for using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 283 Expired
US8221430B2 System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs Human Necessities 283 Active
US5570706A Method for ACL reconstruction Human Necessities 224 Expired
US7695503B1 Method and apparatus for soft tissue attachment Human Necessities 159 Active
US6254605A Tibial guide Human Necessities 155 Expired
US8545509B2 Arthroplasty system and related methods Physics 99 Active
US8480679B2 Generation of a computerized bone model representative of a pre-degenerated state and useable in the design and manufacture of arthroplasty devices Human Necessities 91 Active
US6482232B1 Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US9649170B2 Arthroplasty system and related methods Physics 61 Active
US6280472A Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US8968320B2 System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs Human Necessities 37 Active
US9017336B2 Arthroplasty devices and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8221498B2 Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8647385B2 Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US6755840B2 Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7776077B2 Method for soft tissue attachment Human Necessities 15 Active
US10130375B2 Instruments and methods in performing kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplasty Human Necessities 14 Active
US11344370B2 Arthroplasty system and related methods Physics 10 Active
US7211111B2 Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8308780B2 Method for soft tissue attachment Human Necessities 5 Active
US10582982B2 Disposable multi-purpose tool for total knee arthroplasty Human Necessities 3 Active

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