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Donald W. Dye
Also filed as: DYE DONALD · DYE DONALD W · DYE JR DONALD W
22 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,544 citations·filing 1993–2024
97Inventor score
Files withZIMMER INC9SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC5INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC3ZIMMER TECH INC3ZIMMER AUSTIN INC2
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31 records- 0189US6013081AApparatus and method for anterior and posterior referenced sizing and distal femur resectionSULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2000·394 cites·25 claims
- 0285US6551321B1Flexible intramedullary nailCT PULSE ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·175 cites·26 claims
- 0385US5405402AImplantable prosthesis with radiographic markerINTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·243 cites·15 claims
- 0483US10687831B2Reamer and guide for glenoid augment preparationBIOMET MFG LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 23, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 0581US10709565B2Directional locking reverse shoulder prostheses and systemsZIMMER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 14, 2020·5 cites·12 claims
- 0680US6875218B2Elongated driving bit attachable to a driving instrument and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgeryZIMMER AUSTIN INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 5, 2005·107 cites·20 claims
- 0774US6875237B2Driving instrument with variably angled joint and extended tip and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgeryZIMMER AUSTIN INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 5, 2005·55 cites·20 claims
- 0873US6290704B1Apparatus and method for anterior and posterior referenced sizing and distal femur resectionSULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·158 cites·19 claims
- 0971US5496323AOrthopedic instrument with quarter-turn disconnect mechanismINTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·37 cites·22 claims
- 1069US6855149B2Posterior retractor and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgeryZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·46 cites·20 claims
- 1165US2025213348A1Tube & cable actuated endoscopic graft inserterZIMMER INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1263US2025090338A1Humeral limb salvage implant systemZIMMER INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1362US12458371B2Inserter with a telescoping reference footZIMMER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 1460US2023371988A1Deployable bone anchors for orthopedic implantsZIMMER INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1558US12496074B2Instruments and systems including a humeral cut guide assembly for an orthopedic shoulder replacementZIMMER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 1658US7156852B2Method of using T-handle rulers in minimally invasive hip surgeryZIMMER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·26 cites·23 claims
- 1755US11969353B2Directional locking reverse shoulder prostheses and systemsZIMMER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1855US7172554B2Retractor instrumentation for total hip arthroplasty, and methods of using sameZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 6, 2007·12 cites·58 claims
- 1955US6395004B1Orthopedic trial prosthesis and saw guide instrumentSULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 28, 2002·78 cites·6 claims
- 2051US6277121B1Patella reaming systemFiled 1998·Granted Aug 21, 2001·58 cites·30 claims
- 2150US2023310166A1Methods and apparatuses for trialing a humeral headZIMMER INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2249US2008255574A1Instrument for insertion of prosthetic componentsZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2346US6221035B1Automatic ankle clampFiled 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·42 cites·21 claims
- 2445US5405404AInstrument for disassembling a bipolar hip prosthesisINTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·46 cites·8 claims
- 2545US2007093844A1Calcar planers for minimally invasive surgeryDYE DONALD W·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2642US6120546AImplantable prosthesis having spring-engaged hole plugsSULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 19, 2000·30 cites·12 claims
- 2742US2003229357A1Femoral head holder and impaction instrument and method of useFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2842US2003229356A1Curved acetabular shell impaction instrument and method of useFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2941US9820860B2Removable head assembly for artificial jointZIMMER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 3041US5935174AAcetabular shell having flexible dome hole diaphragmSULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·27 cites·27 claims
- 3140US2004172036A1Angled acetabular reamer and method of useFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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