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Dana Mears
Also filed as: MEARS DANA · MEARS DANA C
24 granted patents·5 pending applications·6,165 citations·filing 1981–2009
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29 records- 0198US5772662AFemoral fixation systemHOWMEDICA·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 30, 1998·424 cites·5 claims
- 0297USD622854SPatellofemoral implantMAKO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 31, 2010·175 cites·1 claims
- 0397US5190544AModular femoral fixation systemPFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·1.9k cites·6 claims
- 0497US4454876APelvic fixation plate and method of implanting sameUNIV PITTSBURGH·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 19, 1984·130 cites·13 claims
- 0596US9002426B2Haptic guidance system and methodQUAID ARTHUR E·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 7, 2015·87 cites·22 claims
- 0696US5041114AModular femoral fixation systemPFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 20, 1991·550 cites·13 claims
- 0795US4553272ARegeneration of living tissues by growth of isolated cells in porous implant and product thereofUNIV PITTSBURGH·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 19, 1985·296 cites·2 claims
- 0894US7833275B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·72 cites·6 claims
- 0994US4776330AModular femoral fixation systemPFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 11, 1988·346 cites·24 claims
- 1093US6953480B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 11, 2005·202 cites·6 claims
- 1193US6676706B1Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 13, 2004·177 cites·17 claims
- 1292US8911499B2Haptic guidance methodQUAID ARTHUR E·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 16, 2014·75 cites·16 claims
- 1391US5364398AModular femoral fixation systemPFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 15, 1994·400 cites·9 claims
- 1490US10231790B2Haptic guidance system and methodQUAID ARTHUR·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 19, 2019·51 cites·24 claims
- 1590US4896661AMulti purpose orthopedic ratcheting forcepsPFIZER·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 30, 1990·322 cites·3 claims
- 1688US4620533AExternal bone fixation apparatusPFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1985·Granted Nov 4, 1986·270 cites·16 claims
- 1785USD625415SFemoral implantMAKO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 12, 2010·31 cites·1 claims
- 1885US5122146AApparatus for reducing a fracturePFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 16, 1992·208 cites·47 claims
- 1985US5066296AApparatus for treating a fracturePFIZER HOPSITAL PRODUCTS GROUP·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 19, 1991·208 cites·25 claims
- 2080US6860903B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·55 cites·11 claims
- 2176US6991656B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyMEARS DANA·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·62 cites·15 claims
- 2268US5201735AApparatus and method for treating a fracturePFIZER HOSPITAL PROD·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 13, 1993·113 cites·16 claims
- 2365US7799084B2Modular femoral component for a total knee joint replacement for minimally invasive implantationMAKO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 21, 2010·25 cites·16 claims
- 2456US2007213833A1Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2547US2008058945A1Prosthetic device and system and method for implanting prosthetic deviceMAKO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2646US2006190086A1Knee implantMAKO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2745US2005043810A1Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2839US2003100905A1Ligamentum teres femoris cutterFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2936US5409491AApparatus and method for shaping boneBOEHRINGER LAB INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·19 cites·23 claims
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