Inventor · Milton, MA, US

Thomas V. Doherty

39Patents
19h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1998 → Nov 12, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8747441B2 Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 1,004 Active
US7087057B2 Polyaxial bone screw Human Necessities 498 Expired
US6547790B2 Orthopaedic rod/plate locking mechanisms and surgical methods Human Necessities 398 Expired
US6524315B1 Orthopaedic rod/plate locking mechanism Human Necessities 191 Expired
US7682377B2 Polyaxial bone screw Human Necessities 174 Active
US7048739B2 Bone plate and resilient screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 149 Expired
US7645294B2 Head-to-head connector spinal fixation system Human Necessities 117 Expired
US7175624B2 Bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7717939B2 Rod attachment for head to head cross connector Human Necessities 107 Active
US7651517B2 Bone plate and resilient screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 106 Active
US7914561B2 Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 61 Expired
US8313516B2 Polyaxial bone screw Human Necessities 50 Active
US7981142B2 Bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Human Necessities 47 Active
US8100916B2 Instrument for inserting, adjusting and removing a surgical implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US7988698B2 Spinal rod approximator Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8636776B2 Spinal rod approximator Human Necessities 43 Active
US8192471B2 Rod attachment for head to head cross connector Human Necessities 40 Active
US8591550B2 Rod attachement for head to head connector Human Necessities 27 Active
US9629663B2 Rod attachment for head to head cross connector Human Necessities 19 Active
US5997545A Knee incision tensile gauge Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7967845B2 Head-to-head connector spinal fixation system Human Necessities 19 Active
US8663288B2 Polyaxial bone screw Human Necessities 18 Active
US8556937B2 Rod attachment for head to head cross connector Human Necessities 17 Active
US9155579B2 Polyaxial bone screw Human Necessities 11 Active
US7621916B2 Cervical bone preparation tool and implant guide systems Human Necessities 8 Expired

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