Assignee
SURGICAL DYNAMICS INC
US·35 granted patents·2 pending applications·17,696 citations·filing 1986–2001
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37 records- 0199US6190414B1Apparatus for fusion of adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 20, 2001·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 0299US4961740AV-thread fusion cage and method of fusing a bone jointSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 9, 1990·1.4k cites·34 claims
- 0398US5782832ASpinal fusion implant and method of insertion thereofSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 0498US5026373ASurgical method and apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 25, 1991·1.2k cites·12 claims
- 0597US6315797B1Artificial intervertebral discSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·420 cites·13 claims
- 0697US5885299AApparatus and method for implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 23, 1999·860 cites·28 claims
- 0797US5055104ASurgically implanting threaded fusion cages between adjacent low-back vertebrae by an anterior approachSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 8, 1991·990 cites·20 claims
- 0895US6136031AArtificial intervertebral discSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·624 cites·24 claims
- 0995US6083225AMethod and instrumentation for implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 4, 2000·731 cites·26 claims
- 1095US5968098AApparatus for fusing adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 19, 1999·662 cites·28 claims
- 1195US5285795APercutaneous discectomy system having a bendable discectomy probe and a steerable cannulaSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 15, 1994·1k cites·27 claims
- 1293US6296664B1Artificial intervertebral discSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 2, 2001·408 cites·14 claims
- 1393US6267763B1Method and apparatus for spinal implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·492 cites·17 claims
- 1493US6090111ADevice for securing spinal rodsSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·856 cites·29 claims
- 1592US6206882B1Plating system for the spineSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2001·370 cites·27 claims
- 1692US5906616AConically shaped anterior fusion cage and method of implantationSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·369 cites·40 claims
- 1792US5766253ASpinal fusion deviceSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·417 cites·11 claims
- 1891US6033405AApparatus and method for implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·432 cites·6 claims
- 1990US4863430AIntroduction set with flexible trocar with curved cannulaSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 5, 1989·335 cites·21 claims
- 2089US6187048B1Intervertebral disc implantSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 13, 2001·678 cites·26 claims
- 2188US6302882B1Transverse rod connector clipSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·193 cites·13 claims
- 2287US6102948ASpinal fusion deviceSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 15, 2000·252 cites·19 claims
- 2387US5944739ASuture anchor installation systemSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 31, 1999·526 cites·36 claims
- 2485US5857995AMultiple bladed surgical cutting device removably connected to a rotary drive elementSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 12, 1999·367 cites·24 claims
- 2581US6149688AArtificial bone graft implantSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·198 cites·7 claims
- 2680US5925056ASurgical cutting device removably connected to a rotary drive elementSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·241 cites·38 claims
- 2780US5000163ARetraction deviceSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 19, 1991·85 cites·9 claims
- 2877US6436141B2Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·64 cites·9 claims
- 2977US5989251AApparatus for spinal stabilizationSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·237 cites·31 claims
- 3074US6413257B1Clamping connector for spinal fixation systemsSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 2, 2002·165 cites·40 claims
- 3174US5968062ASurgical cutting device removeably connected to a rotarty drive elementSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·177 cites·32 claims
- 3266US6126688AApparatus for fusion of adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·96 cites·18 claims
- 3354US5693011ASurgical suction cutting instrumentSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 2, 1997·69 cites·16 claims
- 3442US4944744ABone impactorsSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 31, 1990·24 cites·4 claims
- 3539US2002138147A1Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3639US2002143343A1Method and apparatus for spinal implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3731US5149324ASurgical needle with removable hubSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 22, 1992·14 cites·4 claims
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