Inventor · Wrentham, MA, US

Thomas C. May

32Patents
19h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 5, 1996 → Apr 25, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6306159A Meniscal repair device Human Necessities 550 Expired
US6293961A Suture locking device Human Necessities 531 Expired
US6319271A Suture locking device Human Necessities 495 Expired
US6432123B1 Suture locking device Human Necessities 419 Expired
US7390332B2 Methods and devices for repairing tissue Human Necessities 318 Expired
US6884249B2 Surgical knot pusher and method of use Human Necessities 214 Expired
US8075574B2 Surgical knot pusher and method of use Human Necessities 160 Expired
US5922028A Multi-layered SIS tissue graft construct for replacement of cartilaginous elements in situ Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US6176880A Tissue graft construct for replacement of cartilaginous structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US5788625A Method of making reconstructive SIS structure for cartilaginous elements in situ Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 117 Expired
US7033380B2 Suture locking device Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7846181B2 Suture locking device Human Necessities 57 Expired
US7300439B2 Porous resorbable graft fixation pin Human Necessities 53 Expired
US6866673B2 Suture manipulating and/or cutting implement Human Necessities 53 Expired
US6793676B2 Method of reconstructing a joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US7458975B2 Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the knee Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US6659945B2 Self retaining retractor ring Human Necessities 30 Expired
US9345467B2 Anchor assembly Human Necessities 27 Active
US7032599B2 Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the knee Human Necessities 22 Expired
US7527648B2 Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the knee Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US9241783B2 Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis repair Human Necessities 19 Active
US7491206B2 Adjustable drill guide assembly and method of use Human Necessities 18 Expired
US8696704B2 Methods and devices for repairing tissue Human Necessities 15 Active
US8088128B2 Implantable cross-pin for anterior cruciate ligament repair Human Necessities 14 Expired
US8512374B2 Soft tissue locking device Human Necessities 8 Active

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