Inventor · Novato, CA, US

Thomas Grotz

16Patents
12h-index
9Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 26, 2006 → Mar 25, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7985256B2 Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusion Human Necessities 299 Active
US8696751B2 Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms Human Necessities 278 Active
US8070813B2 Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 269 Active
US8394143B2 Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusion Human Necessities 162 Active
US8435296B2 Hydraulically actuated expanding spine cage with extendable locking anchor Human Necessities 157 Active
US8454695B2 Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusion Human Necessities 151 Active
US9028550B2 Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusion Human Necessities 142 Active
US8992620B2 Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms Human Necessities 136 Active
US8956413B2 Hydraulically actuated expanding spine cage with extendable locking anchor Human Necessities 108 Active
US8480741B2 Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacement Human Necessities 46 Active
US9545316B2 Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms Human Necessities 30 Active
US9814600B2 Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusion Human Necessities 29 Active
US10342673B2 Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms Human Necessities 4 Active
US10610374B2 Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusion Human Necessities 2 Active
US11191647B2 Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms Human Necessities 0 Active
US11564806B2 Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusion Human Necessities 0 Active

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