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Steven Tethrake
Also filed as: TETHRAKE STEVEN · TETHRAKE STEVEN M
27 granted patents·7 pending applications·4,387 citations·filing 2004–2018
98Inventor score
Files withSDGI HOLDINGS INC12WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC11CLEMENT WESLEY J2MEDTRONIC INC2BARKER JR BOYD THOMAS1
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34 records- 0198US7644016B2Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray readerWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·298 cites·9 claims
- 0298US7256699B2Button-type RFID tagSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·139 cites·31 claims
- 0397US7837694B2Method and apparatus for surgical instrument identificationWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·1.5k cites·21 claims
- 0497US7474223B2Method and apparatus for implant identificationWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 6, 2009·264 cites·31 claims
- 0597US7362228B2Smart instrument tray RFID readerWARSAW ORTHEPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2008·453 cites·17 claims
- 0696US10111646B2Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristicsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 30, 2018·40 cites·16 claims
- 0795US7772964B2Systems and methods for automated programming of RFID tags using machine readable indiciaWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 10, 2010·47 cites·17 claims
- 0895US7492261B2Control system for an RFID-based system for assembling and verifying outbound surgical equipment corresponding to a particular surgeryWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·692 cites·20 claims
- 0994US8082192B2Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray readerNYCZ JEFFREY H·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 20, 2011·44 cites·5 claims
- 1094US7492257B2Systems and methods for processing surgical instrument tray shipping totesWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·73 cites·22 claims
- 1194US7253736B2RFID tag for instrument handlesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·92 cites·20 claims
- 1294US7227469B2Surgical instrument tray shipping tote identification system and methods of using sameSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 5, 2007·143 cites·27 claims
- 1393US7965185B2Insertable form factor for an instrument trayWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·22 cites·11 claims
- 1492US7213767B2Sleeve-type RFID tagSDGI HOLDING INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·46 cites·28 claims
- 1591US7118029B2Smart instrument tray RFID readerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·128 cites·28 claims
- 1689US7993269B2Sensor and method for spinal monitoringMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 9, 2011·65 cites·19 claims
- 1788US8454613B2Method and apparatus for surgical instrument identificationTETHRAKE STEVEN·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·47 cites·13 claims
- 1888US7705733B2Coiled RFID tagWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·19 cites·16 claims
- 1985US8016859B2Dynamic treatment system and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·42 cites·22 claims
- 2084US7268684B2Workstation RFID reader for surgical instruments and surgical instrument trays and methods of using sameSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·146 cites·19 claims
- 2180US8624721B2Method and apparatus for embedding a transmitter into a tool, and a system for monitoring the toolBARKER JR BOYD THOMAS·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 7, 2014·35 cites·20 claims
- 2275US9307756B2Portable RFID tagged carrier for sterile implants and biological productsCLEMENT WESLEY J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 12, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 2373US11076825B2Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristicsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 2472US8248243B2Insertable form factor for an instrument trayCAMBRE CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·2 cites·10 claims
- 2559US8690068B2Miniaturized UHF RFID tag for implantable medical deviceMATHEWS MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 2655US10445541B2Portable RFID tagged carrier for sterile implants and biological productsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2751US2006235488A1Systems and methods for RFID-based medical implant identificationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2851US2007239289A1System and software for processing containers having tools with associated transmittersSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2950US2007197895A1Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristicsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3046US2006244597A1Surgical instrument tray RFID tagSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3144US2007125392A1Systems and methods of accounting for surgical instruments and disposablesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3243US2006109118A1Twist-tie RFID tagSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3342US2007159337A1Modular RFID tagSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3436US8970370B2Method and system to calibrate physical dataCLEMENT WESLEY J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
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