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Michael Serra
Also filed as: SERRA MICHAEL · SERRA MICHAEL A
54 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,853 citations·filing 1997–2025
99Inventor score
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67 records- 0196US12029453B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 9, 2024·3 cites·17 claims
- 0296US10172515B2Surgical access system and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 8, 2019·50 cites·25 claims
- 0396US10172652B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 8, 2019·44 cites·21 claims
- 0496US9924859B2Surgical access system and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·40 cites·36 claims
- 0596US8287597B1Method and apparatus for performing spine surgeryPIMENTA LUIZ·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 16, 2012·102 cites·20 claims
- 0695US9351845B1Method and apparatus for performing spine surgeryPIMENTA LUIZ·Filed 2011·Granted May 31, 2016·75 cites·22 claims
- 0795US8357184B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·111 cites·91 claims
- 0894US9307972B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryLOVELL NATHAN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·104 cites·15 claims
- 0994US9192482B1Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·49 cites·20 claims
- 1094US8920500B1Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 30, 2014·50 cites·19 claims
- 1193US9050146B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryWOOLLEY TROY B·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 9, 2015·150 cites·15 claims
- 1293US8535320B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryWOOLLEY TROY·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 17, 2013·61 cites·21 claims
- 1393US8435269B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryWOOLLEY TROY·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·66 cites·28 claims
- 1492US9486133B2Surgical access system and related methodsLEE JAMES COLEMAN·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2016·91 cites·20 claims
- 1591US9138217B2Surgical access system and related methodsSMITH WILLIAM D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 22, 2015·65 cites·10 claims
- 1691US8974381B1Cervical retractorLOVELL NATHAN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·171 cites·19 claims
- 1790US11612420B2Rod reduction instrument feedback systemNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 1890US10980576B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 1989US11154288B1Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 26, 2021·6 cites·19 claims
- 2089US10231724B1Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·8 cites·11 claims
- 2189US9637142B2Manway gasket compression stopSTRATO INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·6 cites·19 claims
- 2289US8900137B1Cervical retractorLOVELL NATHAN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·56 cites·16 claims
- 2388US11759196B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 2488US2024325058A1Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2587US12484972B2Surgical instrument tracking devices and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·1 cites·17 claims
- 2687US11457907B2Surgical access system and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 4, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 2787US7255702B2Bone milling instrumentSERRA MICHAEL A·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 14, 2007·188 cites·15 claims
- 2886US9554833B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·13 cites·28 claims
- 2985US11612440B2Surgical instrument tracking devices and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 28, 2023·2 cites·9 claims
- 3084US7377182B2Modular implant assembly toolSERRA MICHAEL A·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·27 cites·5 claims
- 3184US2025082319A1Method and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3283US12035903B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal fusion surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3383US10426627B2Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 3482US10842642B2Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
- 3581US9757246B1Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 3680US12426866B2Surgical access system and related methodsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3780US12150638B2Method and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3879US2024398579A1Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3978US12396863B2Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4077US12185931B2Surgical instruments, systems, and methods with optical sensorsGLOBUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4177US12011197B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4276US11911078B2Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 4376US11246713B2Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4476US7947082B2System and method for joint arthroplastyCONSENSUS ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 24, 2011·12 cites·38 claims
- 4575US12016782B2Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 4675US6871549B2Modular implant assembly toolFiled 2003·Granted Mar 29, 2005·50 cites·7 claims
- 4770US11446157B2Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4870US10327750B1Method and apparatus for performing spine surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 4970US2024277409A1Robotic surgeryNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5068US11903572B2Surgical instruments, systems, and methods with optical sensorsNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
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