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Stephen Tatar
Also filed as: TATAR STEPHEN · TATAR STEPHEN L
81 granted patents·19 pending applications·11,341 citations·filing 1997–2014
99Inventor score
Files withSPINECORE INC54RALPH JAMES D14THIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L7FASTENETIX LLC4SPINAL CONCEPTS INC4
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100 records- 0199US6644087B1Rod bender for bending surgical rodsTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 11, 2003·119 cites·14 claims
- 0298US7824699B2Implantable prosthetic devices containing timed release therapeutic agentsBIODYNAMICS LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 2, 2010·59 cites·16 claims
- 0398US6673113B2Intervertebral spacer device having arch shaped spring elementsSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·401 cites·7 claims
- 0498USRE37665EPolyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded and tapered compression locking mechanismFASTENETIX LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 16, 2002·587 cites·23 claims
- 0598US5882350APolyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded and tapered compression locking mechanismFASTENETIX LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 16, 1999·830 cites·11 claims
- 0697US6610092B2Intervertebral spacer device having a slotted partial circular domed arch strip springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·264 cites·7 claims
- 0796US7261739B2Intervertebral spacer device having arch shaped spring elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2007·192 cites·23 claims
- 0896USRE39089EPolyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded and tapered compression locking mechanismFASTENETIX LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 2, 2006·313 cites·31 claims
- 0996US6645249B2Intervertebral spacer device having a multi-pronged domed springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·231 cites·6 claims
- 1096US6451021B1Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking elementTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·449 cites·11 claims
- 1196US6440142B1Femoral ring loaderTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 27, 2002·263 cites·20 claims
- 1295US6840940B2Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking elementK2 MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·390 cites·17 claims
- 1395US5989291AIntervertebral spacer deviceTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·594 cites·18 claims
- 1494US6723127B2Artificial intervertebral disc having a wave washer force restoring elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·276 cites·20 claims
- 1594US6689134B2Longitudinal plate assembly having an adjustable lengthTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·317 cites·19 claims
- 1694US6669731B2Intervertebral spacer device having a slotted domed arch strip springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·163 cites·7 claims
- 1794US6623525B2Porous intervertebral distraction spacersSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 23, 2003·223 cites·16 claims
- 1894US6402756B1Longitudinal plate assembly having an adjustable lengthTHIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING L·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 11, 2002·428 cites·3 claims
- 1993US6758861B2Intervertebral spacer device having a wave washer force restoring elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·202 cites·19 claims
- 2093US6740117B2Intervertebral spacer device having a radially thinning slotted belleville springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·207 cites·7 claims
- 2192US6989032B2Artificial intervertebral discSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·129 cites·20 claims
- 2292US6113601APolyaxial pedicle screw having a loosely coupled locking capBONES CONSULTING LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·667 cites·8 claims
- 2391US6863689B2Intervertebral spacer having a flexible wire mesh vertebral body contact elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 8, 2005·180 cites·13 claims
- 2491US6827719B2Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking elementK2 MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·241 cites·14 claims
- 2590US7695473B2Adjustable bone plateBIODYNAMICS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·60 cites·1 claims
- 2689US6837904B2Method of surgically treating scoliosisSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 4, 2005·147 cites·19 claims
- 2789US6740119B2Method of distracting vertebral bonesSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·146 cites·18 claims
- 2889US6669730B2Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially extending groovesSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·158 cites·17 claims
- 2987US6863688B2Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially spaced concentric groovesSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·145 cites·12 claims
- 3087US5910142APolyaxial pedicle screw having a rod clamping split ferrule coupling elementBONES CONSULTING LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 8, 1999·422 cites·4 claims
- 3186US5997539APolyaxial pedicle screw having a compression locking rod gripping mechanismSPINAL CONCEPTS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·311 cites·20 claims
- 3285US7141070B2Intervertebral spacer device having a domed arch shaped springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·15 cites·15 claims
- 3385US5810819APolyaxial pedicle screw having a compression locking rod gripping mechanismSPINAL CONCEPTS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·313 cites·8 claims
- 3484US8348958B2Insertion tool for use with intervertebral spacersSPINECORE INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·16 cites·9 claims
- 3584US7153310B2Vertebral bone distraction instrumentsSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·111 cites·8 claims
- 3683US6666867B2Longitudinal plate assembly having an adjustable lengthFAST ENETIX LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 23, 2003·128 cites·18 claims
- 3782US6932844B2Intervertebral spacer device having a slotted domed arch strip springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·46 cites·7 claims
- 3881US7550008B2Intervertebral spacer having a flexible wire mesh vertebral body contact elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2009·18 cites·13 claims
- 3981US6976988B2Insertion tool for use with tapered trial intervertebral distraction spacersSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 20, 2005·78 cites·11 claims
- 4081US6918934B2Artificial intervertebral disc having a slotted belleville washer force restoring elementSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·69 cites·14 claims
- 4180US8216315B2Trial intervertebral distraction spacersRALPH JAMES D·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·13 cites·10 claims
- 4280US7217292B2Trial intervertebral distraction spacersSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 15, 2007·57 cites·5 claims
- 4379US8608752B2Trial intervertebral distraction spacersRALPH JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·7 cites·20 claims
- 4479US7014658B2Intervertebral spacer device having a multi-pronged domed springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·37 cites·2 claims
- 4579US6663638B2Femoral ring loaderSPINECORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 16, 2003·49 cites·17 claims
- 4678US8092539B2Intervertebral spacer device having a belleville washer with concentric groovesRALPH JAMES D·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 10, 2012·9 cites·9 claims
- 4778US7722646B2Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking elementK2M INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 25, 2010·66 cites·25 claims
- 4878US7404795B2Femoral ring loaderSPINECORE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 29, 2008·45 cites·8 claims
- 4977US6887273B2Intervertebral spacer device having a domed arch shaped springSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 3, 2005·33 cites·7 claims
- 5077US6805716B2Orthopedic device set for reorienting vertebral bones for the treatment of scoliosisSPINECORE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 19, 2004·66 cites·10 claims
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