Inventor · Longmont, CO, US

Thomas E. Drochner

33Patents
8h-index
49Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 2009 → May 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8292963B2 Expandable implant for supporting skeletal structures Human Necessities 79 Active
US9427328B2 Interbody implant system and method Human Necessities 42 Active
US9283091B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 38 Active
US8268002B2 Slide-on end cap for a vertebral implant Human Necessities 19 Active
US10327913B2 Pivotable interbody implant system Human Necessities 17 Active
US8177846B2 End cap for a vertebral implant Human Necessities 13 Active
US9918848B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 10 Active
US9220607B2 Pivotable interbody implant system Human Necessities 9 Active
US8409283B2 Vertebral implant end cap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10092412B2 Interbody implant system and method Human Necessities 8 Active
US9427325B2 Interbody implant and method Human Necessities 6 Active
USD882079S1 Surgical instrument General 5 Active
US10869682B2 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Human Necessities 2 Active
US10226353B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 2 Active
US10682154B2 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Human Necessities 2 Active
USD1004086S1 Spinal implant inserter General 2 Active
US10105241B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US10863976B2 Spinal implant system and method for lumbar and lumbosacral fusion Human Necessities 1 Active
US10123884B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US10751044B2 Vaginal tissue closure Human Necessities 1 Active
US11446154B2 Spinal implant system and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US11766275B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US12161355B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11304717B2 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11903636B2 Energy-based tissue specimen removal Human Necessities 0 Active

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