Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Thomas Petersen

46Patents
25h-index
19Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1978 → Dec 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4524766A Surgical knee alignment method and system Human Necessities 524 Expired
US5129908A Method and instruments for resection of the patella Human Necessities 457 Expired
US5133760A Universal modular prosthesis stem extension Human Necessities 305 Expired
US7601155B2 Instruments and method for minimally invasive surgery for total hips Human Necessities 269 Expired
US4985037A Universal modular prosthesis stem extension Human Necessities 226 Expired
US4567886A Flexion spacer guide for fitting a knee prosthesis Human Necessities 226 Expired
US4633862A Patellar resection sawguide Human Necessities 220 Expired
US5342368A Intramedullary universal proximal tibial resector guide Human Necessities 179 Expired
US5306276A Tibial resector guide Human Necessities 150 Expired
US4706660A Patellar clamp Human Necessities 145 Expired
US5484446A Alignment guide for use in orthopaedic surgery Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5569260A Distal femoral resector guide Human Necessities 135 Expired
US5584837A Acetabular cup inserter for orthopedic Human Necessities 123 Expired
US5507763A Surgical saw blade Human Necessities 113 Expired
US5672178A Fixation pin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5395377A Extramedullary proximal tibial guide Human Necessities 77 Expired
US4907578A Method and instruments for resection of the distal femur Human Necessities 76 Expired
US5133728A Gall-resistant ribbed surgical saw blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5451228A Tibial resector guide Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6500187B1 Scalpel with a double grind blade edge and detachable handle Human Necessities 71 Expired
US4773407A Method and instruments for resection of the distal femur Human Necessities 70 Expired
US5364403A Acetabular cup positioner Human Necessities 68 Expired
US5135533A Coated gall-resistant surgical saw blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5445640A Tibial resector guide Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5002555A Gall-resistant ribbed surgical saw blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired

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