Inventor · disambiguated record
Rodney L. Houfburg
Also filed as: HOUFBURG RODNEY L
49 granted patents·14 pending applications·3,332 citations·filing 1995–2024
99Inventor score
Files withOSPREY MEDICAL INC23ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC13CAUTHEN III JOSEPH C6ZIMMER SPINE INC5SULZER SPINE TECH INC4
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63 records- 0198US7828850B2Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repairANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 9, 2010·217 cites·15 claims
- 0298US7749273B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·221 cites·34 claims
- 0398US7615076B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·270 cites·21 claims
- 0496US7004970B2Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repairANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 28, 2006·333 cites·19 claims
- 0594US7033392B2Posterior oblique lumbar arthrodesisZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·140 cites·16 claims
- 0694US6626905B1Posterior oblique lumbar arthrodesisSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·361 cites·15 claims
- 0791US7922768B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·45 cites·16 claims
- 0891US7052516B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 30, 2006·158 cites·11 claims
- 0991US7037339B2Modular spinal fusion deviceZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·210 cites·26 claims
- 1089US11116892B2Medium injection diversion and measurementOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 14, 2021·16 cites·20 claims
- 1189US9320846B2Devices and methods for modulating medium deliveryOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·17 cites·12 claims
- 1289US6283966B1Spinal surgery tools and positioning methodSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·290 cites·23 claims
- 1388US8034112B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 11, 2011·30 cites·16 claims
- 1488US7993405B2Spinal disc annulus repair system and methodsANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 9, 2011·32 cites·35 claims
- 1587US7963992B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·26 cites·24 claims
- 1686US11135375B2Volume monitoring systemsOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 1786US8128698B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusBENTLEY ISHMAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 6, 2012·40 cites·33 claims
- 1886US7985257B2Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repairANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 26, 2011·25 cites·19 claims
- 1986US7951201B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·41 cites·17 claims
- 2086US7846208B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·30 cites·30 claims
- 2186US5709689ADistal femur multiple resection guideWRIGHT MEDICAL TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·404 cites·13 claims
- 2285US8088165B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 3, 2012·25 cites·22 claims
- 2383US8556977B2Tissue anchoring system and methodCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·13 cites·16 claims
- 2483US8454697B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of tissueBENTLEY ISHMAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 4, 2013·13 cites·13 claims
- 2583US7125424B2Skeletal stabilization implantZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 24, 2006·92 cites·22 claims
- 2682US8632590B2Apparatus and methods for the treatment of the intervertebral discCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 21, 2014·19 cites·28 claims
- 2782US8100914B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 24, 2012·15 cites·16 claims
- 2880US10335539B2Devices and methods for modulating medium deliveryOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 2, 2019·2 cites·7 claims
- 2980US10010673B2Adjustable medium diverterBURNS MATTHEW M·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 3, 2018·5 cites·3 claims
- 3076US8163022B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusBENTLEY ISHMAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·10 cites·13 claims
- 3175US7597695B2Posterior oblique lumbar arthrodesisZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 6, 2009·11 cites·14 claims
- 3274US9999718B2Volume monitoring device utilizing light-based systemsOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·10 cites·10 claims
- 3372US10022497B2Reservoir for collection and reuse of diverted mediumBURMASTER WILLIAM·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·3 cites·1 claims
- 3472US2024142282A1Systems and methods for measuring injected fluidsOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3568US11633538B2Adjustable medium diverterOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 25, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3667US9192372B2Method for the treatment of tissueKRT INVESTORS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 3767US2024408306A1Modulated power injector with input deviceOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3866US11623036B2Devices and methods for modulating medium deliveryOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 3965US2021030954A1Reservoir for collection and reuse of diverted mediumOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4064US11235099B2Devices and methods for modulating medium deliveryOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 4164US2022233782A1Volume monitoring systemsOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4263US9095442B2Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulusCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·11 claims
- 4363US6171339B1Multi-lumen spinal implant guide and methodSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·112 cites·23 claims
- 4459US10835670B2Adjustable medium diverterOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 4558US10413677B2Volume monitoring deviceOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 17, 2019·1 cites·18 claims
- 4658US10279104B2Devices and methods for modulating medium deliveryOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·0 cites·11 claims
- 4758US5746771ACalcar collar instrumentationWRIGHT MEDICAL TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 5, 1998·83 cites·9 claims
- 4857US10842933B2Reservoir for collection and reuse of diverted mediumOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 4957US2022054751A1Modulated power injector with input deviceOSPREY MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 5054US2017340321A1Apparatus for the treatment of tissueKRT INVESTORS INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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