Inventor · Kingston, MA, US

Timothy Beardsley

27Patents
14h-index
31Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1998 → Oct 9, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7955257B2 Non-rigid surgical retractor Human Necessities 1,490 Active
US7824410B2 Instruments and methods for minimally invasive spine surgery Human Necessities 214 Active
US7491168B2 Surgical retractor systems and illuminated cannulae Human Necessities 169 Expired
US6324414A Tunneling lead terminal having a disposal sheath Human Necessities 106 Expired
US8262662B2 Break-off screw extensions Human Necessities 97 Active
US7967821B2 Break-off screw extension removal tools Human Necessities 76 Active
US6052608A Implantable medical electrode contacts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US8602984B2 Surgical retractor systems and illuminated cannulae Human Necessities 50 Active
US6363273B1 Introducer element and method of using same Human Necessities 43 Expired
US8038611B2 Surgical methods and surgical kits Human Necessities 43 Active
US8016829B2 Systems and methods for spinal surgery Human Necessities 38 Active
US8622897B2 Surgical methods and surgical kits Human Necessities 35 Active
US6193691A Catheter system Human Necessities 33 Expired
US7935079B2 Troubleshooting accelerator system for implantable drug delivery pumps Human Necessities 18 Active
US8444678B2 Instruments and methods for minimally invasive spine surgery Human Necessities 14 Active
US9498294B2 Systems and methods for tagging and tracking surgical devices and surgical accessories using radio frequency identification tags Physics 11 Active
US8267883B2 Photocatalytic implant having a sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7625339B2 Retractor blade extender tower Human Necessities 5 Active
US7089783B2 Trouble shooting accelerator system for implantable drug delivery pumps Human Necessities 4 Expired
US9357908B2 Retractor blade extender tower Human Necessities 4 Active
US9180024B2 Systems and methods for spinal surgery Human Necessities 3 Active
US8937544B2 Systems and methods for tagging and tracking surgical devices and surgical accessories using radio frequency identification tags Physics 3 Active
US10869657B2 Surgical retractor systems and illuminated cannulae Human Necessities 2 Active
US9179977B2 Systems and methods for tagging and tracking surgical devices and surgical accessories using radio frequency identification tags Physics 2 Active
US9226782B2 Instruments and methods for minimally invasive spine surgery Human Necessities 2 Active

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