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David Hovda
Also filed as: HOVDA DAVID · HOVDA DAVID C
85 granted patents·20 pending applications·15,783 citations·filing 1997–2025
99Inventor score
Files withARTHROCARE CORP43SIMPLIFY MEDICAL PTY LTD34DE VILLIERS MALAN9SPINALMOTION INC8ARTHOCARE CORP2
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105 records- 0197US8486147B2Posterior spinal device and methodDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 16, 2013·138 cites·20 claims
- 0296US8801792B2Posterio spinal device and methodDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 12, 2014·79 cites·15 claims
- 0396US7318823B2Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 15, 2008·548 cites·34 claims
- 0496US7270659B2Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·331 cites·25 claims
- 0596US6726684B1Methods for electrosurgical spine surgeryARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 27, 2004·464 cites·48 claims
- 0696US6602248B1Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discsARTHRO CARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·635 cites·57 claims
- 0795US8398712B2Intervertebral prosthetic disc with shock absorptionDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·77 cites·26 claims
- 0895US7462178B2Systems and methods for electrosurgical spine surgeryARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 9, 2008·132 cites·12 claims
- 0995US7442191B2Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of turbinatesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2008·393 cites·30 claims
- 1095US7331956B2Methods and apparatus for treating back painARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 19, 2008·268 cites·41 claims
- 1195US7270658B2Systems and methods for electrosurgeryARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 18, 2007·368 cites·19 claims
- 1295US7131969B1Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of obstructive sleep disordersARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 7, 2006·418 cites·22 claims
- 1395US6468270B1System and method for electrosurgical treatment of intervertebral discsARTHOCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·459 cites·12 claims
- 1495US6190381B1Methods for tissue resection, ablation and aspirationARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·877 cites·16 claims
- 1595US6053172ASystems and methods for electrosurgical sinus surgeryARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 25, 2000·640 cites·30 claims
- 1694USRE40156EMethods for repairing damaged intervertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 18, 2008·329 cites·58 claims
- 1794US6659106B1System and methods for electrosurgical treatment of turbinatesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 9, 2003·321 cites·17 claims
- 1894US6482201B1Systems and methods for tissue resection, ablation and aspirationARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·381 cites·9 claims
- 1994US6468274B1Systems and methods for treating spinal painARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·410 cites·51 claims
- 2094US6432103B1System for electrosurgical treatment of submucosal tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·344 cites·13 claims
- 2194US6264650B1Methods for electrosurgical treatment of intervertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·550 cites·24 claims
- 2293US9956091B2Methods and apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis insertionSIMPLIFY MEDICAL PTY LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 2393US7951141B2Systems and methods for electrosurgical intervertebral disc replacementARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·69 cites·14 claims
- 2493US6896674B1Electrosurgical apparatus having digestion electrode and methods related theretoARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 24, 2005·363 cites·68 claims
- 2593US6355032B1Systems and methods for selective electrosurgical treatment of body structuresARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 12, 2002·645 cites·16 claims
- 2693US6238391B1Systems for tissue resection, ablation and aspirationARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·614 cites·18 claims
- 2793US6109268ASystems and methods for electrosurgical endoscopic sinus surgeryARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 29, 2000·652 cites·26 claims
- 2892US6772012B2Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·344 cites·59 claims
- 2992US6063079AMethods for electrosurgical treatment of turbinatesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 16, 2000·461 cites·18 claims
- 3091US8758441B2Vertebral body replacement and method for spanning a space formed upon removal of a vertebral bodyHOVDA DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 24, 2014·78 cites·24 claims
- 3191US8002834B2Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic coreSPINALMOTION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 23, 2011·43 cites·10 claims
- 3291US7794456B2Systems and methods for electrosurgical intervertebral disc replacementARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 14, 2010·72 cites·22 claims
- 3391US7179255B2Methods for targeted electrosurgery on contained herniated discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 20, 2007·657 cites·28 claims
- 3491US6464695B2Method for electrosurgical treatment of intervertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 15, 2002·233 cites·27 claims
- 3591US6363937B1System and methods for electrosurgical treatment of the digestive systemARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 2, 2002·505 cites·7 claims
- 3691US6203542B1Method for electrosurgical treatment of submucosal tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 20, 2001·394 cites·15 claims
- 3790US7387625B2Methods and apparatus for treating intervertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 17, 2008·250 cites·19 claims
- 3889US9839532B2Methods and apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis insertionSIMPLIFY MEDICAL PTY LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 3989US7393351B2Apparatus and methods for treating cervical inter-vertebral discsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2008·229 cites·43 claims
- 4089US6544261B2Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of submucosal tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·188 cites·25 claims
- 4188US9943416B2Intervertebral spacer that dynamically promotes bone growthSIMPLIFY MEDICAL PTY LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·10 cites·22 claims
- 4288US8734519B2Posterior spinal device and methodDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2007·Granted May 27, 2014·30 cites·8 claims
- 4388US7575599B2Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic coreSPINALMOTION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 18, 2009·140 cites·64 claims
- 4488US7104986B2Intervertebral disc replacement methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·279 cites·32 claims
- 4588US6086585ASystem and methods for electrosurgical treatment of sleep obstructive disordersARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·432 cites·14 claims
- 4687US10548739B2Customized intervertebral prosthetic disc with shock absorptionSIMPLIFY MEDICAL PTY LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·5 cites·26 claims
- 4787US8506631B2Customized intervertebral prosthetic disc with shock absorptionDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·16 cites·7 claims
- 4887US7708733B2Electrosurgical method and apparatus for removing tissue within a bone bodyARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 4, 2010·210 cites·19 claims
- 4986US8206447B2Methods and apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis insertionDE VILLIERS MALAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·18 cites·18 claims
- 5086US6159208ASystem and methods for electrosurgical treatment of obstructive sleep disordersARTHOCARE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 12, 2000·361 cites·25 claims
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