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Robert A. Farris
Also filed as: FARRIS ROBERT A · FARRIS ROBERT ALLAN
42 granted patents·11 pending applications·7,323 citations·filing 1992–2019
99Inventor score
Files withWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC16SDGI HOLDINGS INC14FARRIS ROBERT A8DANEK MEDICAL INC7DANEK GROUP INC2
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53 records- 0197US6485491B1Posterior fixation systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 26, 2002·993 cites·96 claims
- 0297US5782830AImplant insertion deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·825 cites·16 claims
- 0395US6669700B1Anterior cervical plating systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 30, 2003·423 cites·55 claims
- 0495US6152927AAnterior cervical plating systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·716 cites·79 claims
- 0594US9232969B2Directional control for a multi-axial screw assemblyFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 12, 2016·21 cites·14 claims
- 0694US5352231ANut starter wrench for orthopedic fixation systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 4, 1994·205 cites·19 claims
- 0793US7175622B2Spinal rod systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 13, 2007·93 cites·23 claims
- 0892US6066174AImplant insertion deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·372 cites·10 claims
- 0990US7699873B2Spinous process anchoring systems and methodsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 20, 2010·113 cites·21 claims
- 1090US7001387B2Anterior cervical plating systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·200 cites·16 claims
- 1189US8021397B2Multi-axial orthopedic device and systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 20, 2011·197 cites·43 claims
- 1289US5395371ASpinal fixation systemDANEK GROUP INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·408 cites·7 claims
- 1389US5395374AOrthopedic cabling method and apparatusDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·450 cites·24 claims
- 1488US10136902B2Surgical instrument and methodWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·8 cites·18 claims
- 1588US8057519B2Multi-axial screw assemblyJUSTIS JEFF R·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2011·54 cites·14 claims
- 1688US7264621B2Multi-axial bone attachment assemblySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 4, 2007·216 cites·39 claims
- 1788US5395372ASpinal strut graft holding stapleDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·528 cites·17 claims
- 1886US7993371B2Spinal construct systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 9, 2011·38 cites·21 claims
- 1983US9603630B2Rotatable base multi-axial screw assemblyFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 28, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
- 2083US7749256B2Ratcheting fixation plateWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 6, 2010·33 cites·51 claims
- 2182US7303563B2Orthopedic fixation system and method of useSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·122 cites·37 claims
- 2281US8277493B2Anterior cervical plating systemFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 2, 2012·21 cites·20 claims
- 2380US8672984B2Method and apparatus for retaining screw in a plateLINDEMANN GARY S·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·13 cites·20 claims
- 2478US7988711B2Low profile vertebral stabilization systems and methodsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 2, 2011·16 cites·10 claims
- 2578US7699872B2Posterior fixation systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2010·83 cites·16 claims
- 2678US5545163ASpinal fixation systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 13, 1996·180 cites·14 claims
- 2777US5209751ASpinal fixation systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 11, 1993·202 cites·17 claims
- 2876US8579949B2Provisional fixation for a multi-axial screw assemblyFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·8 cites·15 claims
- 2975US5569253AVariable-angle surgical cable crimp assembly and methodDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·152 cites·17 claims
- 3072US8512380B2Posterior fixation systemFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·5 cites·19 claims
- 3171US5423820ASurgical cable and crimpDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·148 cites·6 claims
- 3269US10413330B2Spinal implant system and methodWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·1 cites·21 claims
- 3367US7744634B2Spinal rod systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 29, 2010·31 cites·27 claims
- 3467US6146384AOrthopedic fixation device and method of implantationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 14, 2000·163 cites·7 claims
- 3566US7727266B2Method and apparatus for retaining screws in a plateWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 1, 2010·34 cites·25 claims
- 3665US9610105B2Multi-axial orthopedic device and systemFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 4, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 3764US5540690ASpinal fixation systemDANEK GROUP INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·109 cites·7 claims
- 3863US11497534B2Spinal implant system and methodWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3963US6077268AVariable angle surgical cable crimp assembly and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 20, 2000·91 cites·11 claims
- 4053US8672972B2Low profile vertebral stabilzation systems and methodsERICKSON DAVID R·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·1 cites·19 claims
- 4153US2009069852A1Multi-Axial Bone Anchor AssemblyWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4251US2014200617A1Posterior Fixation SystemFARRIS ROBERT A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US5928237AVariable angle surgical cable crimp assembly and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·40 cites·3 claims
- 4448US2011264145A1Spinal construct systemWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4546US2010131017A1Multi-Axial Bone Anchor AssemblyWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4646US2007135814A1Facet spacerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2006293668A1Bone screw locking mechanism and method of useSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4844US2006150984A1Surgical head fixation and positioning systemFERGUSON JOE W·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4944US2014025120A1Multi-axial bone fastener and systemFARRIS ROBERT ALLAN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 5043US2006229611A1Spinal rod connectorSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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