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Thomas S. Kilpela
Also filed as: KILPELA THOMAS · KILPELA THOMAS S
47 granted patents·4 pending applications·4,417 citations·filing 1993–2018
99Inventor score
Files withPIONEER LAB INC15PIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC11BAO QI-BIN4JANOWSKI BRIAN P3TRUDEAU JEFFREY L3
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51 records- 0194US8657856B2Size transition spinal rodGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 25, 2014·112 cites·3 claims
- 0294US6458134B1Bone connector system with anti-rotational featurePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·465 cites·22 claims
- 0393US7141051B2Low profile spinal fixation systemPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·322 cites·21 claims
- 0492US6682561B2Spinal fixation systemPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·249 cites·16 claims
- 0591US9216098B2Intervertebral disc space sizing tools and methodsTRUDEAU JEFFREY L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 22, 2015·67 cites·10 claims
- 0691US6413260B1Bone connector systemPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·310 cites·26 claims
- 0790US6517543B1Bone connector system with anti-rotational featurePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·275 cites·16 claims
- 0890US6395030B1Spinal fixation systemUNIV MICHIGAN TECH·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·249 cites·30 claims
- 0989US7452360B2Method and apparatus for clamping surgical wires or cablesPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2008·34 cites·13 claims
- 1088US5415658ASurgical cable loop connectorPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 16, 1995·443 cites·32 claims
- 1186US7001433B2Artificial intervertebral disc devicePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·121 cites·11 claims
- 1285US9693872B2Intervertebral disc implantPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 4, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 1385US9233011B2Systems and apparatuses for inserting an implant in intervertebral spacePIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·13 cites·16 claims
- 1485US7927355B2Crosslink for securing spinal rodsPIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·34 cites·27 claims
- 1585US5702399ASurgical cable screw connectorPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 30, 1997·387 cites·10 claims
- 1684US8118872B2System and methods for inserting a spinal disc device into an intervertebral spaceTRUDEAU JEFFREY L·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 21, 2012·25 cites·9 claims
- 1783US7207993B1Apparatus and method for repairing the femurPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 24, 2007·222 cites·11 claims
- 1882US8172876B2Spinal fixation systemsJANOWSKI BRIAN P·Filed 2006·Granted May 8, 2012·28 cites·11 claims
- 1980US8758409B2Interlaminar stabilizing systemHOCHSCHULER STEPHEN H·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 24, 2014·25 cites·5 claims
- 2079US8308767B2Interlaminar stabilization systemHOCHSCHULER STEPHEN·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·23 cites·10 claims
- 2178US9545269B2Intervertebral implant devices and methods for insertion thereofPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·7 cites·12 claims
- 2278US8672976B2Intervertebral implant devices and methods for insertion thereofKILPELA THOMAS S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 18, 2014·19 cites·23 claims
- 2378US8262731B2Artificial disc deviceSONGER MATTHEW N·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2012·15 cites·8 claims
- 2478US6595994B2Cable tensioning devicePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·71 cites·9 claims
- 2577US10792835B2Kindling splitter apparatus and methods of useMarquette Solutions LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2676US8603141B2Intervertebral implant devices and methods for insertion thereofHOCHSCHULER STEPHEN H·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·11 cites·24 claims
- 2774US9101493B2System and methods for inserting a spinal disc device into an intervertebral spaceTRUDEAU JEFFREY L·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·6 cites·13 claims
- 2873US8597357B2System and method for sizing, inserting and securing artificial disc in intervertebral spaceTRUDEAU JEFFREY·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 3, 2013·16 cites·31 claims
- 2973US8388684B2Artificial disc deviceBAO QI-BIN·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 5, 2013·42 cites·20 claims
- 3073US8163019B2Implant restraint device and methodsBAO QI-BIN·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2012·7 cites·15 claims
- 3173US8114160B2Implant retention device and methodJANOWSKI BRIAN P·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 14, 2012·7 cites·23 claims
- 3272US10182852B2Intervertebral implant devices and methods for insertion thereofPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·1 cites·10 claims
- 3372US6378289B1Methods and apparatus for clamping surgical wires or cablesPIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·150 cites·12 claims
- 3470US5788697ACable tensioning devicePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·120 cites·19 claims
- 3569US8172885B2Bone plate systemSONGER MATTHEW N·Filed 2004·Granted May 8, 2012·50 cites·14 claims
- 3668US8241360B2Artificial disc deviceBAO QI-BIN·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2012·28 cites·12 claims
- 3768US6364885B1Cable tensioning devicePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 2, 2002·111 cites·27 claims
- 3867US9351852B2Artificial disc deviceBOA QI-BIN·Filed 2012·Granted May 31, 2016·5 cites·12 claims
- 3965US5649927ACable crimp systemPIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·126 cites·21 claims
- 4063US10893893B2Intervertebral implant devices and methods for insertion thereofPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·0 cites·11 claims
- 4163US8808382B2Implant retention device and methodBAO QI-BIN·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2014·3 cites·18 claims
- 4263US5935130ACable tensioning devicePIONEER LAB INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·83 cites·18 claims
- 4361US8075590B2Low profile spinal fixation systemJANOWSKI BRIAN P·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 13, 2011·20 cites·16 claims
- 4461US7744633B2Crosslink for securing spinal rodsPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2010·19 cites·24 claims
- 4561US2019091035A1Intervertebral disc implantPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4659US10080667B2Intervertebral disc implantPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 25, 2018·0 cites·23 claims
- 4759US6832532B2Multiple lumen crimpPIONEER LAB·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 21, 2004·23 cites·13 claims
- 4853US6629975B1Multiple lumen crimpPIONEER LAB ICN·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 7, 2003·65 cites·25 claims
- 4953US2010042216A1Implant for Deploying Bone Graft Material and Methods ThereofPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 5048US2008077146A1Annulus cutting tools and methodsPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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