Assignee
SOFAMOR
FR·42 granted patents·1 pending application·10,245 citations·filing 1985–2004
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43 records- 0197US6436140B1Expandable interbody fusion cage and method for insertionSOFAMOR·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 20, 2002·686 cites·22 claims
- 0295US7431735B2Expandable interbody fusion cageSOFAMOR·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·292 cites·23 claims
- 0395US4815453ADevice for supporting the rachisSOFAMOR·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 28, 1989·471 cites·25 claims
- 0494US6652525B1Anterior implant for the spineSOFAMOR·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·374 cites·28 claims
- 0593US5591165AApparatus and method for spinal fixation and correction of spinal deformitiesSOFAMOR·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 7, 1997·650 cites·26 claims
- 0691US6419706B1Partial disc prosthesisSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 16, 2002·435 cites·19 claims
- 0790US6099528AVertebral rod for spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation and osteosynthesis instrumentation, including said rodSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·439 cites·20 claims
- 0890US5385583AImplant for an osteosynthesis device, particular for the spineSOFAMOR·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·487 cites·14 claims
- 0987US5615965ADevice for interconnecting an elongate element and a support for said elementSOFAMOR·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 1, 1997·77 cites·17 claims
- 1087US5211161AThree axis passive motion exerciserSOFAMOR·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·138 cites·20 claims
- 1186US6475218B2Spinal implant for an osteosynthesis deviceSOFAMOR·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 5, 2002·232 cites·45 claims
- 1286US5702395ASpine osteosynthesis instrumentation for an anterior approachSOFAMOR·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 30, 1997·425 cites·40 claims
- 1386US5133717ASacral support saddle for a spinal osteosynthesis deviceSOFAMOR·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 28, 1992·362 cites·12 claims
- 1485US6755830B2Connector for a spinal fixation memberSOFAMOR·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·179 cites·20 claims
- 1584US5601552AFixing device for a rigid transverse connection device between rods of a spinal osteosynthesis systemSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·257 cites·10 claims
- 1684US5108395AImplant for anterior dorsolumbar spinal osteosynthesis, intended for the correction of kyphosesSOFAMOR·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 28, 1992·401 cites·12 claims
- 1783US5154719AImplant for a device for osteosynthesis, in particular of the spineSOFAMOR·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 13, 1992·287 cites·8 claims
- 1881US5147360AOsteosynthesis device for the correction of spinal curvaturesSOFAMOR·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 15, 1992·355 cites·18 claims
- 1980US6083154ASurgical instrumentation and method for retracting and shifting tissuesSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·329 cites·39 claims
- 2080US5814046APedicular screw and posterior spinal instrumentationSOFAMOR·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 29, 1998·280 cites·5 claims
- 2180US5752969AInstrument for the surgical treatment of an intervertebral disc by the anterior routeSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted May 19, 1998·425 cites·9 claims
- 2279US6102912AVertebral rod of constant section for spinal osteosynthesis instrumentationsSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·264 cites·19 claims
- 2379US5743911AFixing device for a rigid transverse connection device between rods of a spinal osteosynthesis systemSOFAMOR·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·206 cites·22 claims
- 2479US5507745AOccipito-cervical osteosynthesis instrumentationSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·351 cites·8 claims
- 2578US7691131B2Intervertebral connecting deviceSOFAMOR·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2010·85 cites·25 claims
- 2677US5702452ASpinal osteosynthesis device with median hook and vertebral anchoring supportSOFAMOR·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 30, 1997·329 cites·19 claims
- 2775US6193719B1Threaded clamping plug for interconnecting two implants of a spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation or other implantsSOFAMOR·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·148 cites·14 claims
- 2868US5300076APercutaneous bone screw for supporting a stereotaxy frameSOFAMOR·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 5, 1994·207 cites·6 claims
- 2967US5899903AFixing device for a rigid transverse connection device between rods of a spinal osteosynthesis systemSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted May 4, 1999·111 cites·9 claims
- 3067US5591167AAnterior dorso-lumbar spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation for the correction of kyphosisSOFAMOR·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·147 cites·5 claims
- 3166US5620444AClamp for stabilizing a cervical spine segmentSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·110 cites·14 claims
- 3266US4679548ARe-education apparatus for the articulated segments of the handSOFAMOR·Filed 1985·Granted Jul 14, 1987·41 cites·15 claims
- 3364US6709434B1Spinal osteosynthesis deviceSOFAMOR·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 23, 2004·153 cites·35 claims
- 3463US6112623ATool for screwing a screw having two threaded portions separated by an intermediate screwing portionSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·25 cites·22 claims
- 3560US5593408AVertebral instrumentation rodSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 14, 1997·142 cites·29 claims
- 3657US5423855ACapped locking clamp for manipulation of surgical implantsSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 13, 1995·92 cites·10 claims
- 3754US5542946AHook for an occipito-cervical rod or plate of an occipito-cervical osteosynthesis instrumentationSOFAMOR·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·81 cites·4 claims
- 3853US6478795B1Torque limiting clamping plug for osteosynthesis instrumentationSOFAMOR·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 12, 2002·57 cites·40 claims
- 3952US7335208B2Tightening instrument for orthopaedic surgery of the spineSOFAMOR·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2008·6 cites·38 claims
- 4051US5205746ASurgical implant for oral and maxillofacial implantologySOFAMOR·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 27, 1993·39 cites·11 claims
- 4148US6083227ABone screw and method for manufacturing said screwSOFAMOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·56 cites·30 claims
- 4244US2004158246A1Anterior implant for the spineSOFAMOR·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4339US4905677AApparatus for the mobilization of a lower limbSOFAMOR·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 6, 1990·14 cites·16 claims
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