Inventor · Devon, PA, US

Thomas J. Runco

33Patents
17h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 17, 1999 → Dec 8, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6610063B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 248 Expired
US6283967A Transconnector for coupling spinal rods Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6736817B2 Transconnector for coupling spinal rods Human Necessities 137 Expired
US7981031B2 Surgical access devices and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 127 Active
US7824413B2 Instruments and methods for bone anchor engagement and spinal rod reduction Human Necessities 112 Active
US7137986B2 Transconnector for coupling spinal rods Human Necessities 103 Expired
US7572281B2 Instrument for guiding a rod into an implant in a spinal fixation system Human Necessities 94 Active
US8608746B2 Derotation instrument with reduction functionality Human Necessities 92 Active
US7842044B2 Instruments and methods for bone anchor engagement and spinal rod reduction Human Necessities 83 Active
US8517935B2 Surgical retractors and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 77 Active
US7887541B2 Spinal rod reduction instruments and methods for use Human Necessities 75 Active
US7454939B2 Instrument for bending spinal rods used in a spinal fixation system Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Active
US8216241B2 Instruments and methods for manipulating a spinal fixation element Human Necessities 36 Active
US8647347B2 Instruments and methods for manipulating a spinal fixation element Human Necessities 31 Active
US7118571B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 24 Expired
US8550995B2 Surgical access devices and methods of minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 22 Active
US6635072B1 Safety ratchet mechanism Human Necessities 18 Expired
US9326798B2 Derotation instrument with reduction functionality Human Necessities 15 Active
US8636742B2 Spinal rod reduction instruments and methods for use Human Necessities 12 Active
US8551146B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 11 Active
US8894662B2 Instruments and methods for bone anchor engagement and spinal rod reduction Human Necessities 9 Active
US8500750B2 Instruments and methods for bone anchor engagement and spinal rod reduction Human Necessities 7 Active
US10610269B2 Modular surgical instruments and related methods Human Necessities 7 Active
US9173687B2 Fulcrum cap for spinal constructs Human Necessities 7 Active
US8221470B2 Spinal fixation system Human Necessities 5 Active

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