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SDGI HOLDINGS INC
US·331 granted patents·165 pending applications·107,617 citations·filing 1993–2009
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496 records- 0199US7018415B1Expandable spinal fusion device and methods of promoting spinal fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 28, 2006·802 cites·17 claims
- 0299US6761719B2Superelastic spinal stabilization system and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 13, 2004·378 cites·30 claims
- 0399US6733534B2System and method for spine spacingSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·816 cites·30 claims
- 0499US6723126B1Laterally expandable cageSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·950 cites·38 claims
- 0599US6402785B1Artificial disc implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·728 cites·44 claims
- 0699US6287311B1Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape-memory technologySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 11, 2001·478 cites·20 claims
- 0799US6273888B1Device and method for selectively preventing the locking of a shape-memory alloy coupling systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·560 cites·35 claims
- 0899US6193757B1Expandable intervertebral spacersSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·1.2k cites·18 claims
- 0999US6174311B1Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·1.1k cites·16 claims
- 1098US7256699B2Button-type RFID tagSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·139 cites·31 claims
- 1198US7172593B2Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·1.4k cites·74 claims
- 1298US7118579B2Instrumentation for inserting an expandable interbody spinal fusion implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·456 cites·181 claims
- 1398US7087055B2Minimally invasive expanding spacer and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 8, 2006·708 cites·46 claims
- 1498US7070598B2Minimally invasive expanding spacer and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·772 cites·19 claims
- 1598US7060073B2Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approachSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 13, 2006·518 cites·97 claims
- 1698US7033394B2Interbody spinal fusion implants with end cap for locking vertebral body penetrating membersSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·403 cites·49 claims
- 1798US6981975B2Method for inserting a spinal fusion implant having deployable bone engaging projectionsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·390 cites·50 claims
- 1898US6953477B2Laterally expandable cageSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 11, 2005·504 cites·18 claims
- 1998US6893466B2Intervertebral disc nucleus implants and methodsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 17, 2005·443 cites·32 claims
- 2098US6881228B2Artificial disc implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·542 cites·25 claims
- 2198US6830570B1Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approachSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 14, 2004·543 cites·73 claims
- 2298US6773437B2Shape memory alloy stapleSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·1.2k cites·34 claims
- 2398US6740118B2Intervertebral prosthetic jointSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·684 cites·40 claims
- 2498US6733531B1Anchoring devices and implants for intervertebral disc augmentationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·515 cites·11 claims
- 2598US6733535B2Spinal fusion implant having a trailing end adapted to engage an insertion deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·412 cites·38 claims
- 2698US6695851B2Methods and instruments for interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·435 cites·44 claims
- 2798US6679915B1Articulating spinal implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·469 cites·27 claims
- 2898US6620196B1Intervertebral disc nucleus implants and methodsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·571 cites·20 claims
- 2998US6616669B2Method for the correction of spinal deformities through vertebral body tethering without fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·661 cites·35 claims
- 3098US6540785B1Artificial intervertebral joint permitting translational and rotational motionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·646 cites·33 claims
- 3198US6530929B1Instruments for stabilization of bony structuresSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·1.2k cites·98 claims
- 3298US6471724B2Methods and instruments for interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·489 cites·18 claims
- 3398US6454773B1Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape-memory technologySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·227 cites·25 claims
- 3498US6395031B1Expandable intervertebral spacersSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·524 cites·27 claims
- 3598US6371988B1Bone graftsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·569 cites·40 claims
- 3698US6325805B1Shape memory alloy stapleSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·1.7k cites·27 claims
- 3798US6293949B1Superelastic spinal stabilization system and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 25, 2001·928 cites·55 claims
- 3898US6206922B1Methods and instruments for interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·800 cites·28 claims
- 3998US6132434AMulti-angle bone screw assembly using shape-memory technologySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·368 cites·59 claims
- 4098US5782919AInterbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·661 cites·14 claims
- 4197US7250060B2Hybrid intervertebral disc systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 31, 2007·403 cites·27 claims
- 4297US7118598B2Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·391 cites·62 claims
- 4397US7083621B2Articulating spinal fixation rod and systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·623 cites·38 claims
- 4497US7063701B2Screws of cortical bone having a trailing end configured to cooperatively engage an implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·392 cites·73 claims
- 4597US7041135B2Interbody spinal fusion implants with single-lock for locking opposed screwsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·334 cites·120 claims
- 4697US7011660B2Instruments and methods for stabilization of bony structuresSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 14, 2006·434 cites·29 claims
- 4797US7008422B2Instruments and methods for stabilization of bony structuresSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·420 cites·50 claims
- 4897US7008453B1Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 7, 2006·401 cites·275 claims
- 4997US6964667B2Formed in place fixation system with thermal accelerationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 15, 2005·340 cites·38 claims
- 5097US6783527B2Flexible spinal stabilization system and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·701 cites·78 claims
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