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R. Donald Grafton
Also filed as: GRAFTON R D · GRAFTON R DONALD
30 granted patents·8 pending applications·6,054 citations·filing 1997–2020
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38 records- 0199US7195634B2Corkscrew suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 27, 2007·121 cites·13 claims
- 0299US7029490B2High strength suture with coating and colored traceARTHREX INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·177 cites·11 claims
- 0399US6994719B2High strength suture with colored trace at one endARTHREX INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 7, 2006·286 cites·20 claims
- 0496US7803173B2Looped high strength suture chain for knotless fixationARTHREX INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·321 cites·7 claims
- 0596US6511499B2Corkscrew suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·426 cites·16 claims
- 0695US6641597B2Interference fit knotless suture anchor fixationARTHREX INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 4, 2003·504 cites·14 claims
- 0794US9005246B2Swivel anchor and method for knotless fixation of tissueBURKHART STEPHEN S·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 14, 2015·104 cites·7 claims
- 0894US6616665B2Method of rotator cuff repairARTHREX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·116 cites·4 claims
- 0994US6575976B2Expandable tissue anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·292 cites·15 claims
- 1093US6716234B2High strength suture materialARTHREX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·610 cites·9 claims
- 1192US6517564B1Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using sameARTHREX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·449 cites·10 claims
- 1292US6117162ACorkscrew suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 12, 2000·363 cites·33 claims
- 1392US5964783ASuture anchor with insert-molded sutureARTHREX INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 12, 1999·636 cites·10 claims
- 1490US7226469B2Insert molded suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 5, 2007·266 cites·4 claims
- 1590US6214031B1Corkscrew suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2001·172 cites·30 claims
- 1689US8012172B2High strength suture with coating and colored traceARTHREX INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 6, 2011·45 cites·3 claims
- 1788US8702752B2Knotless anchor for surgical repairSCHMIEDING REINHOLD·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2014·49 cites·3 claims
- 1887US7892256B2High strength suture tapeARTHREX INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 22, 2011·178 cites·18 claims
- 1981US7211088B2Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using the sameARTHREX INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·121 cites·2 claims
- 2080US6569188B2Hex drive bioabsorbable tissue anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·107 cites·12 claims
- 2179US6319270B1Headed bioabsorbable tissue anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·212 cites·20 claims
- 2279US5895425ABone implantARTHREX INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 20, 1999·138 cites·8 claims
- 2377US7883528B2Fully threaded suture anchor with insert-molded sutureARTHREX INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 8, 2011·81 cites·17 claims
- 2476US6916333B2Corkscrew suture anchorARTHREX INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·48 cites·16 claims
- 2574US8409250B2Meniscal repair system and methodSCHMIEDING REINHOLD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 2, 2013·67 cites·11 claims
- 2673US7837708B2Accelerated healing with intraoperative combination of suture and autogenous blood componentsARTHREX INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·10 cites·9 claims
- 2769US11523814B2Swivel anchor for knotless fixation of tissueARTHREX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2869US6056778AMeniscal repair deviceARTHREX INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·154 cites·5 claims
- 2960US7820638B2Method of applying hyaluronic acid to implant or graft to enhance lubricity and cellular densityARTHREX INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 26, 2010·1 cites·6 claims
- 3059US10537318B2Method for knotless fixation of tissueARTHREX INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
- 3154US2007142836A1Corkscrew suture anchorSCHMIEDING REINHOLD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3254US2015157312A1Swivel anchor for knotless fixation of tissueARTHREX INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3352US2005055051A1High strength suture with silk traceFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3451US2012004687A1Corkscrew suture anchorSCHMIEDING REINHOLD·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3548US2007225764A1Insert molded suture anchorBENAVITZ WILLIAM C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3648US2007288027A1Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using the sameGRAFTON R D·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US2006161159A1PEEK ribbed suture anchorDREYFUSS PETER J·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3843US2005033362A1High strength suture with collagen fibersFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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