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Bret A. Ferree
Also filed as: FERREE BRET · FERREE BRET A
98 granted patents·107 pending applications·13,908 citations·filing 1999–2020
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205 records- 0199US6802844B2Spinal alignment apparatus and methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·1.7k cites·64 claims
- 0299US6706068B2Artificial disc replacements with natural kinematicsFiled 2003·Granted Mar 16, 2004·681 cites·25 claims
- 0399US6419704B1Artificial intervertebral disc replacement methods and apparatusFiled 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·1.2k cites·17 claims
- 0498US6743255B2Spinal fusion cage with lordosis correctionFiled 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2004·545 cites·2 claims
- 0597US7341590B2Hinged anterior thoracic/lumbar plateNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·177 cites·81 claims
- 0697US6371990B1Annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatusFiled 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·452 cites·19 claims
- 0796US8177810B2Methods of annulus and ligament reconstruction using flexible devicesFERREE BRET A·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·173 cites·26 claims
- 0896US6494883B1Bone reinforcersFiled 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·368 cites·12 claims
- 0996US6491724B1Spinal fusion cage with lordosis correctionFiled 1999·Granted Dec 10, 2002·651 cites·13 claims
- 1096US6432107B1Enhanced surface area spinal fusion devicesFiled 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·379 cites·22 claims
- 1195US6969404B2Annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatusFERREE BRET A·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·347 cites·47 claims
- 1295US6878167B2Methods and apparatus for placing intradiscal devicesFiled 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2005·262 cites·6 claims
- 1395US6719797B1Nucleus augmentation with in situ formed hydrogelsFiled 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·319 cites·15 claims
- 1495US6645247B2Supplementing engineered annulus tissues with autograft of allograft tendonsFiled 2002·Granted Nov 11, 2003·147 cites·13 claims
- 1595US6340369B1Treating degenerative disc disease with harvested disc cells and analogues of the extracellular matrixFiled 2000·Granted Jan 22, 2002·315 cites·35 claims
- 1695US6248106B1Cross-coupled vertebral stabilizersFiled 2000·Granted Jun 19, 2001·529 cites·21 claims
- 1795US6245107B1Methods and apparatus for treating disc herniationFiled 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·593 cites·14 claims
- 1894US7833251B1System and method for performing spinal fixationNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·194 cites·20 claims
- 1994US6648919B2Transplantation of engineered meniscus tissue to the intervertebral discFiled 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·122 cites·11 claims
- 2093US6352557B1Treating degenerative disc disease through transplantion of extracellular nucleus pulposus matrix and autograft nucleus pulposus cellsFiled 2000·Granted Mar 5, 2002·275 cites·23 claims
- 2192US6514255B1Sublaminar spinal fixation apparatusFiled 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·336 cites·11 claims
- 2292US6454804B1Engineered tissue annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatusFiled 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·216 cites·28 claims
- 2392US6344058B1Treating degenerative disc disease through transplantation of allograft disc and vertebral endplatesFiled 2000·Granted Feb 5, 2002·247 cites·22 claims
- 2491US9801668B1Neurophysiological apparatus and proceduresNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·9 cites·12 claims
- 2591US9572679B2Artificial disc replacements with natural kinematicsSPINECORE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·10 cites·18 claims
- 2691US8167915B2Methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosisFERREE BRET A·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2012·82 cites·22 claims
- 2791US7066958B2Prosthetic components with partially contained compressible resilient membersFERREE BRET A·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·221 cites·8 claims
- 2891US6685695B2Method and apparatus for providing nutrition to intervertebral disc tissueFiled 2002·Granted Feb 3, 2004·195 cites·10 claims
- 2990US10863979B2Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral disc, and/or for effecting other anatomical repairs and/or fixationsANCHOR INNOVATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·21 cites·20 claims
- 3090US7914553B2Methods and apparatus for treating disc herniation and preventing the extrusion of interbody bone graftANOVA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·42 cites·20 claims
- 3190US7192448B2Arthroplasty devices with resorbable componentFERREE BRET A·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 20, 2007·131 cites·9 claims
- 3290US6419702B1Treating degenerative disc disease through transplantation of the nucleus pulposisFiled 2000·Granted Jul 16, 2002·174 cites·11 claims
- 3389US10786235B2Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral disc, and/or for effecting other anatomical repairs and/or fixationsANCHOR INNOVATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 29, 2020·21 cites·33 claims
- 3489US7338525B2Methods and apparatus for preventing the migration of intradiscal devicesFERREE BRET A·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2008·158 cites·9 claims
- 3589US7273497B2Methods for treating a defect in the annulus fibrosisANOVA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·157 cites·27 claims
- 3689US7048766B2Methods and apparatus for total disc replacements with oblique keelsFERREE BRET A·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·133 cites·9 claims
- 3789US6843790B2Anatomic posterior lumbar plateFiled 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·58 cites·18 claims
- 3889US6423065B2Cross-coupled vertebral stabilizers including cam-operated cable connectorsFiled 2001·Granted Jul 23, 2002·223 cites·3 claims
- 3987US7857855B2Devices used to treat disc herniation and attachment mechanisms thereforeFERREE BRET A·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·31 cites·6 claims
- 4087US7166130B2Artificial disc replacements with deployable fixation componentsFERREE BRET A·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 23, 2007·100 cites·14 claims
- 4187US7025769B1Surgical fixation system and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 11, 2006·186 cites·30 claims
- 4287US6981991B2Arthroplasty devices configured to reduce shear stressFERREE BRET A·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·107 cites·12 claims
- 4387US6875235B2Prosthetic joints with contained compressible resilient membersFiled 2003·Granted Apr 5, 2005·118 cites·7 claims
- 4487US6764489B2Hinged anterior thoracic/lumbar plateNOVASIVE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 20, 2004·165 cites·34 claims
- 4586US8277507B2Spacerless artificial disc replacementsFERREE BRET A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 2, 2012·15 cites·9 claims
- 4686US7201776B2Artificial intervertebral disc replacements with endplatesFERREE BRET A·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 10, 2007·139 cites·25 claims
- 4786US6648920B2Natural and synthetic supplements to engineered annulus and disc tissuesFiled 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·122 cites·9 claims
- 4886US6648918B2Treating degenerative disc disease through the transplantation of dehydrated tissueFiled 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·124 cites·7 claims
- 4985US9131947B2Neurophysiological apparatus and proceduresFERREE BRET A·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 15, 2015·24 cites·11 claims
- 5085US7947080B2Methods for treating a defect in the annulus fibrosisANOVA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 24, 2011·21 cites·25 claims
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