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Rickey Hart
Also filed as: HART RICKEY · HART RICKEY D
48 granted patents·5 pending applications·11,834 citations·filing 1991–2025
99Inventor score
Files withINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC22STORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG8HART RICKEY5HART RICKEY D5ENDOFIX MEDICAL TECH INC3
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53 records- 0199US5827298ASurgical fastening system and method for using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·1.9k cites·53 claims
- 0299US5268001ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 7, 1993·817 cites·9 claims
- 0398US5725529ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 10, 1998·903 cites·15 claims
- 0497US6524316B1Bone fastenerETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 25, 2003·743 cites·4 claims
- 0597US5911721ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·664 cites·17 claims
- 0696US5968044ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 19, 1999·541 cites·16 claims
- 0794US7169156B2Suture grasping deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·370 cites·2 claims
- 0894US5630824ASuture attachment deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 20, 1997·833 cites·18 claims
- 0992US6616694B1Apparatus for anchoring autologous or artificial tendon grafts in boneETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 9, 2003·342 cites·11 claims
- 1091US7105010B2Surgical fastening systemINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 12, 2006·211 cites·2 claims
- 1191US5690655ASuture tensioning deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 25, 1997·461 cites·20 claims
- 1289US7815646B2Drill guide and method for placing a fixation device holeSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·65 cites·13 claims
- 1389USD596291SMedical instrumentSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 14, 2009·48 cites·1 claims
- 1489US6017348AApparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repairINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·325 cites·24 claims
- 1589US5843084ASurgical fastening system and method for using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 1, 1998·457 cites·9 claims
- 1688US5899921AConnector device and method for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair membersINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·385 cites·37 claims
- 1788US5569269ASurgical grasping and suturing device and methodINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·401 cites·18 claims
- 1887US9220493B2Suture anchor kitSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·30 cites·21 claims
- 1986US8906060B2Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation to boneHART RICKEY·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 9, 2014·48 cites·45 claims
- 2085US5618304ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 8, 1997·321 cites·30 claims
- 2183US8100969B2Methods for anchoring autologous or artificial tendon grafts using first and second bone anchorsHART RICKEY D·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 24, 2012·15 cites·11 claims
- 2283US5902321ADevice and method for delivering a connector for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair membersINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·289 cites·14 claims
- 2382US9445806B2Suture holder delivery systemSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·18 cites·15 claims
- 2481US8282656B2Suture passing instrumentHART RICKEY·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·28 cites·38 claims
- 2581US5380288ASurgical cannula and trocar system and method of using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·263 cites·9 claims
- 2680US9427228B2Suture cartridge for meniscal repairSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 30, 2016·13 cites·21 claims
- 2780US7927340B2Drill guide and method for placing a fixation device holeSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·18 cites·7 claims
- 2878US8192458B2Surgical fastening system and method for using the sameHART RICKEY D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 5, 2012·7 cites·7 claims
- 2978US5334198ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·214 cites·43 claims
- 3077US7699870B2Surgical fastening system and method for using the sameETHICON INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·10 cites·6 claims
- 3177US7074203B1Bone anchor and deployment device thereforDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2006·233 cites·22 claims
- 3277US5782835AApparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repairINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·225 cites·24 claims
- 3376US8523943B2Method and device for the fixation of a tendon graftHART RICKEY·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·12 cites·11 claims
- 3476US8496705B2Method of anchoring autologous or artificial tendon grafts in boneHART RICKEY D·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 30, 2013·8 cites·12 claims
- 3576US8328824B2Suture grasping deviceHART RICKEY D·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 11, 2012·12 cites·5 claims
- 3676US7637949B2Method for anchoring autologous or artificial tendon grafts in boneINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·61 cites·14 claims
- 3775US5545170ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 13, 1996·179 cites·26 claims
- 3873US9662102B2Suture holding systemHART RICKEY·Filed 2009·Granted May 30, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 3971US5584845ASurgical scissor blade and method for making the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·137 cites·11 claims
- 4066US8771274B2Surgical drill for providing holes at an angleHOMAN BRADLEY MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·5 cites·11 claims
- 4165US5649940ASuture tensioning deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 22, 1997·105 cites·31 claims
- 4262US8771273B2Surgical drill for providing holes at an angleHOMAN BRADLEY MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 8, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 4362US6830573B2Surgical fastener systemBIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYST INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·28 cites·39 claims
- 4457US6402759B1Surgical fastener driverBIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·86 cites·8 claims
- 4552US2025318824A1Suture locking cinch systemENDOFIX MEDICAL TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4652US2012221019A1Surgical fastening system and method for using the sameHART RICKEY D·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US9044314B2Method and device for the fixation of a tendon graftHART RICKEY·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
- 4848US2025255598A1Endoscopic ultrasound-guided anchor device for transluminal appositionENDOFIX MEDICAL TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4946US9999417B2Suture anchor cartridgeSTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 19, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 5045US10045772B2Bone anchor assemblySTORZ KARL GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
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