US Patent No: D501555

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Implant

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDRAPER, UT20

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ogilvie, James W Minneapolis, MN 20 757
Varga, Peter Pal Budapest, HU 9 239

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (19)
5,741,253 Method for inserting spinal implants 396 1992
5,593,409 Interbody spinal fusion implants 439 1995
5,785,710 Interbody spinal fusion implants 180 1995
6,210,412 Method for inserting frusto-conical interbody spinal fusion implants 171 1995
5,860,973 Translateral spinal implant 254 1996
6,302,914 Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants 99 1997
5,776,199 Artificial spinal fusion implants 287 1997
5,897,556 Device for supporting weak bony structures 33 1997
5,972,368 Bone graft composites and spacers 133 1997
5,888,222 Intervertebral spacers 128 1997
5,989,289 Bone grafts 163 1997
6,264,656 Threaded spinal implant 148 1998
6,045,580 Fusion implant device and method of use 108 1998
6,245,072 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion 80 1999
6,179,874 Articulating spinal implant 275 1999
6,277,149 Ramp-shaped intervertebral implant 225 1999
6,315,795 Fusion implant device and method of use 97 2000
6,402,785 Artificial disc implant 206 2000
2001/0001,129 Osteogenic fusion device 23 2000
 
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (6)
5,092,893 Human orthopedic vertebra implant 166 1990
5,192,326 Hydrogel bead intervertebral disc nucleus 451 1991
5,766,252 Interbody spinal prosthetic implant and method 365 1995
5,766,253 Spinal fusion device 151 1996
5,645,598 Spinal fusion device with porous material 233 1996
6,315,797 Artificial intervertebral disc 140 2000
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (6)
6,059,829 Intervertebral implant 116 1996
5,888,227 Inter-vertebral implant 186 1998
5,888,228 Intervertebral implant with cage and rotating element 83 1998
6,143,031 Intervertebral implant with compressible shaped hollow element 52 1998
6,143,033 Allogenic intervertebral implant 135 1998
6,258,125 Intervertebral allograft spacer 187 1999
 
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. (5)
5,071,437 Artificial disc 502 1990
5,534,030 Spine disc 365 1994
6,139,579 Spinal disc 121 1997
6,162,252 Artificial spinal disc 148 1997
6,245,108 Spinal fusion implant 214 2000
 
LIFENET HEALTH (4)
5,275,954 Process for demineralization of bone using column extraction 32 1991
5,556,379 Process for cleaning large bone grafts and bone grafts produced thereby 40 1995
5,820,581 Process for cleaning large bone grafts and bone grafts produced thereby 43 1996
5,797,871 Ultrasonic cleaning of allograft bone 33 1996
 
PERUMALA CORPORATION (4)
5,123,926 Artificial spinal prosthesis 489 1991
5,653,762 Method of stabilizing adjacent vertebrae with rotating, lockable, middle-expanded intervertebral disk stabilizer 255 1995
6,264,655 Cervical disk and spinal stabilizer 67 1997
6,309,421 Rotating, locking intervertebral disk stabilizer and applicator 51 1999
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (4)
5,458,638 Non-threaded spinal implant 415 1992
5,658,337 Intervertebral fusion implant 228 1996
5,897,593 Lordotic spinal implant 78 1997
6,159,244 Expandable variable angle intervertebral fusion implant 113 1999
 
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (3)
4,627,853 Method of producing prostheses for replacement of articular cartilage and prostheses so produced 208 1985
4,678,470 Bone-grafting material 189 1985
5,053,049 Flexible prostheses of predetermined shapes and process for making same 107 1985
 
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. (3)
4,950,296 Bone grafting units 192 1989
5,814,084 Diaphysial cortical dowel 149 1996
6,096,081 Diaphysial cortical dowel 74 1998
 
BRANTIGAN, W. JOHN DR.( CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) (2)
5,192,327 Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae 643 1991
5,425,772 Prosthetic implant for intervertebral spinal fusion 457 1993
 
DANEK MEDICAL, INC. (2)
5,722,977 Method and means for anterior lumbar exact cut with quadrilateral osteotome and precision guide/spacer 192 1996
6,149,651 Device for supporting weak bony structures 36 1999
 
RAYMEDICA, LLC (2)
5,674,295 Prosthetic spinal disc nucleus 449 1996
6,022,376 Percutaneous prosthetic spinal disc nucleus and method of manufacture 339 1998
 
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. (2)
5,702,449 Reinforced porous spinal implants 301 1995
6,261,586 Bone graft composites and spacers 121 1999
 
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (2)
5,171,281 Functional and biocompatible intervertebral disc spacer containing elastomeric material of varying hardness 230 1991
5,545,229 Functional and biocompatible intervertebral disc spacer containing elastomeric material of varying hardness 304 1993
 
ARTOS MEDIZINISCHE PRODUKTE GMBH (1)
5,755,798 Intervertebral implant 69 1996
 
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG (1)
5,702,451 Space holder, in particular for a vertebra or an intervertebral disk 164 1995
 
BIOBANK INTERNATIONAL (1)
5,725,579 Process for treating bone tissue and corresponding implantable biomaterials 35 1995
 
BIONX IMPLANTS OY (1)
6,296,641 Anatomical fixation implant 23 1998
 
Bridport-Gundry PLC c/o Pearsalls Implants (1)
6,093,205 Surgical implant 289 1998
 
DEPUY MOTECH ACROMED, INC. (1)
5,824,094 Spinal disc 335 1997
 
DEPUY SPINE SARL (1)
6,143,032 Intervertebral implant 116 1998
 
Kabushiki Kaisha Biomaterial Universe Corporation of Japan (1)
5,458,643 Artificial intervertebral disc 315 1994
 
LAWSON, KEVIN J., AN INDIVIDUAL (1)
6,146,422 Prosthetic nucleus replacement for surgical reconstruction of intervertebral discs and treatment method 151 1999
 
Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. (1)
6,132,465 Tapered prosthetic spinal disc nucleus 273 1998
 
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN (1)
5,306,303 Bone induction method 61 1991
 
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC. (1)
6,156,067 Human spinal disc prosthesis 425 1997
 
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION (1)
5,728,159 Serrated bone graft 105 1997
 
NUVASIVE, INC. (1)
6,387,130 Segmented linked intervertebral implant systems 167 2000
 
PFIZER HOSPITAL PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. (1)
4,714,469 Spinal implant 496 1987
 
PFIZER INC. (1)
5,534,028 Hydrogel intervertebral disc nucleus with diminished lateral bulging 366 1993
 
PICHA, GEORGE J. (1)
5,876,457 Spinal implant 55 1997
 
R&B SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, LTD. (1)
5,888,223 Anterior stabilization device 219 1998
 
SCIENT'X (1)
6,235,059 Intersomatic setting and fusion system 138 1998
 
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH (1)
6,296,647 Instrument for the positioning of an implant in the human spine 68 1999
 
SURGICRAFT LIMITED (1)
4,904,261 Spinal implants 380 1988
 
Synthesis (U.S.A.) (1)
5,888,224 Implant for intervertebral space 264 1997
 
TEGEMENTA L.L.C. (1)
6,306,170 Threaded fusion cage anchoring device and method 102 2001
 
TORNIER SAS (1)
5,676,702 Elastic disc prosthesis 362 1995
 
ULRICH GMBH & CO. KG (1)
5,571,192 Prosthetic vertebral implant 260 1995
 
WANGROONGSUB, YONGSAK (1)
5,861,041 Intervertebral disk prosthesis and method of making the same 117 1997
 
ZIMMER DENTAL, INC. (1)
5,306,309 Spinal disk implant and implantation kit 559 1992
 
ZIMMER GMBH (1)
4,932,969 Joint endoprosthesis 322 1987
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (13)
4,479,491 Intervertebral stabilization implant 206 1982
4,863,477 Synthetic intervertebral disc prosthesis 470 1987
5,306,308 Intervertebral implant 299 1992
5,344,459 Arthroscopically implantable prosthesis 119 1993
5,514,180 Prosthetic intervertebral devices 574 1994
5,865,845 Prosthetic intervertebral disc 247 1996
5,609,637 Space keeper, in particular for an intervertebral disk 89 1996
5,702,455 Expandable prosthesis for spinal fusion 384 1996
5,961,554 Intervertebral spacer 97 1996
5,888,226 Intervertebral prosthetic disc 414 1997
6,117,174 Spinal implant device 131 1998
6,080,158 Intervertebral fusion device 127 1999
6,217,579 Expandable spinal implants 73 1999

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
EMINENT SPINE LLC (6)
D653756 Interbody fusion device implant 0 2008
D627466 Interbody fusion device implant 2 2008
D620110 Interbody fusion device implant 8 2008
D620111 Interbody fusion device implant 2 2008
D620112 Interbody fusion device implant 1 2008
D620113 Interbody fusion device implant 11 2008
 
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. (6)
D533277 Interbody fusion device 57 2005
D524443 Interbody fusion device 28 2005
D566276 Interbody fusion device 19 2006
D564095 Interbody fusion device 14 2006
D541940 Interbody fusion device 35 2006
D539934 Interbody fusion device 15 2006
 
GENTIS, INC. (2)
7,651,682 Polymerizable emulsions for tissue engineering 2 2004
7,651,683 Polymerizable emulsions for tissue engineering 0 2007
 
STRYKER SPINE (2)
8,216,317 Spinal implant apparatus and methods 0 2009
8,425,529 Instrument for inserting surgical implant with guiding rail 0 2010
 
STRYKER TRAUMA SA (2)
D683461 Hinge coupling 0 2011
D682426 Fixation clamp 0 2011
 
Orthopedic & Spine Development (1)
D597209 Spine prosthetic 3 2008
 
SEASPINE, INC. (1)
8,409,290 Interbody device for spinal applications 0 2010
 
SPINADYNE, INC. (1)
D598105 Convex intervertebral disc prosthesis 1 2008
 
STRYKER TRAUMA AG (1)
D633206 Connector 4 2010
 
Styker Trauma SA (1)
D663030 Fixation clamp 2 2011
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (1)
D585553 Spinal implant 12 2007

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