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DEPUY SPINE INC
US·180 granted patents·65 pending applications·18,564 citations·filing 2001–2013
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245 records- 0198US7955257B2Non-rigid surgical retractorDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2011·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 0298US7454939B2Instrument for bending spinal rods used in a spinal fixation systemDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·66 cites·19 claims
- 0398US7341591B2Anterior buttress stapleDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 11, 2008·1.6k cites·27 claims
- 0498US7179261B2Percutaneous access devices and bone anchor assembliesDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·820 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7344716B2Transdiscal administration of specific inhibitors of pro-inflammatory cytokinesDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 18, 2008·48 cites·4 claims
- 0697US6896904B2Collagen/polysaccharide bilayer matrixDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 24, 2005·110 cites·11 claims
- 0796US7682377B2Polyaxial bone screwDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·193 cites·21 claims
- 0896US7585313B2Rotatable interspinous spacerDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 8, 2009·85 cites·20 claims
- 0996US7553827B2Transdiscal administration of cycline compoundsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 30, 2009·60 cites·28 claims
- 1096US7429378B2Transdiscal administration of high affinity anti-MMP inhibitorsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 30, 2008·66 cites·29 claims
- 1196US7217425B2Autologous coatings for implantsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·62 cites·20 claims
- 1296US6929606B2Retractor and method for spinal pedicle screw placementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 16, 2005·612 cites·21 claims
- 1395US8043334B2Articulating facet fusion screwDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·167 cites·20 claims
- 1495US7799054B2Facet joint replacementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·112 cites·18 claims
- 1595US7763051B2Posterior dynamic stabilization systems and methodsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 27, 2010·120 cites·6 claims
- 1695US7717939B2Rod attachment for head to head cross connectorDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 18, 2010·124 cites·21 claims
- 1795US7527638B2Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 5, 2009·324 cites·43 claims
- 1895US7008431B2Configured and sized cannulaDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·320 cites·5 claims
- 1994US8034110B2Spinal fusion implantDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 11, 2011·139 cites·13 claims
- 2094US7806913B2Modular multi-level spine stabilization system and methodDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 5, 2010·148 cites·6 claims
- 2194US7476240B2Devices and methods for inserting a spinal fixation elementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·187 cites·12 claims
- 2294US7060097B2Method and apparatus for implant stabilityDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·320 cites·15 claims
- 2394US6951538B2Retractor and method for spinal pedicle screw placementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 4, 2005·405 cites·31 claims
- 2494US6726720B2Modular disc prosthesisDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·424 cites·29 claims
- 2593US7981031B2Surgical access devices and methods of minimally invasive surgeryDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 19, 2011·142 cites·17 claims
- 2693US7967821B2Break-off screw extension removal toolsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 28, 2011·89 cites·12 claims
- 2793US7951175B2Instruments and methods for manipulating a vertebraDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 31, 2011·102 cites·10 claims
- 2893US7887541B2Spinal rod reduction instruments and methods for useDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 15, 2011·91 cites·25 claims
- 2993US7758501B2Surgical reactors and methods of minimally invasive surgeryDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·165 cites·16 claims
- 3093US7594888B2Expandable ports and methods for minimally invasive surgeryDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 29, 2009·169 cites·4 claims
- 3193US7351261B2Multi-joint implantDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·67 cites·5 claims
- 3293US6916330B2Non cannulated dilatorsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 12, 2005·190 cites·4 claims
- 3393US6712852B1Laminoplasty cageDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·330 cites·31 claims
- 3492US7879074B2Posterior dynamic stabilization systems and methodsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 1, 2011·110 cites·14 claims
- 3592US7722651B2Adjustable bone screw assemblyDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·77 cites·29 claims
- 3692US7708763B2Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 4, 2010·222 cites·16 claims
- 3792US7695496B2Posterior dynamic stabilization Y-deviceDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 13, 2010·75 cites·14 claims
- 3892US7666188B2Methods and devices for spinal fixation element placementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 23, 2010·203 cites·5 claims
- 3992US7261738B2C-shaped disc prosthesisDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 28, 2007·63 cites·20 claims
- 4092US7112222B2Anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage with locking plateDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 26, 2006·298 cites·24 claims
- 4191US7951168B2Instruments and methods for manipulating vertebraDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·61 cites·6 claims
- 4291US7927373B2Intervertebral disc prosthesisDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 19, 2011·64 cites·31 claims
- 4391US7918858B2Minimally invasive bone anchor extensionsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·70 cites·21 claims
- 4491US7909826B2Low profile spinal tethering methodsDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·65 cites·23 claims
- 4591US7695514B2Facet joint and spinal ligament replacementDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 13, 2010·79 cites·26 claims
- 4691US7491168B2Surgical retractor systems and illuminated cannulaeDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·202 cites·10 claims
- 4791US6723097B2Surgical trial implantDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·249 cites·30 claims
- 4890US8361078B2Methods, materials and apparatus for treating bone and other tissueDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·48 cites·18 claims
- 4990US8361129B2Large diameter bone anchor assemblyDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 29, 2013·67 cites·11 claims
- 5090US8007516B2Instruments and methods for manipulating vertebraDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·48 cites·13 claims
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