Steven E. Fitts
22Patents
11h-index
14Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1997 → Jun 5, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6096060A | Bioabsorbable threaded soft tissue anchor system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 427 | Expired |
| US5871504A | Anchor assembly and method for securing ligaments to bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Expired |
| US7175632B2 | Cross-pin graft fixation instruments and method | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US8162978B2 | Non-metallic knotless suture anchor | Human Necessities | 52 | Active |
| US7338492B2 | Cross-pin graft fixation, instruments, and methods | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US7704262B2 | Hollow suture needle with handle | Human Necessities | 33 | Active |
| US8409252B2 | Knotless suture anchor | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US7678138B2 | Two piece cross-pin graft fixation | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US9526492B2 | Threaded knotless anchor | Human Necessities | 21 | Active |
| US9826971B2 | Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US9173652B2 | All-suture anchor inserter | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US10687798B2 | Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US9168034B2 | Suture anchor | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US11617570B2 | Threaded knotless anchor | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9700403B2 | Suspensory graft fixation with adjustable loop length | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US11576665B2 | Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10588616B2 | Threaded knotless anchor | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US8186285B2 | Slider assembly for ATM | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11219519B2 | Suspensory graft fixation with adjustable loop length | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10675143B2 | Suspensory graft fixation with adjustable loop length | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9924936B2 | Threaded knotless anchor | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9931197B2 | Suspensory graft fixation with adjustable loop length | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.