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SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC
US·114 granted patents·22,498 citations·filing 1989–1997
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114 records- 0196US5628756AKnotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibersSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 13, 1997·1.1k cites·22 claims
- 0296US5415704ASurface hardened biocompatible metallic medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 16, 1995·312 cites·16 claims
- 0395US5649951AZirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated stentsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·244 cites·12 claims
- 0495US5372660ASurface and near surface hardened medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·188 cites·24 claims
- 0595US5062844AMethod and apparatus for the fixation of bone fractures, limb lengthening and the correction of deformitiesSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 5, 1991·130 cites·25 claims
- 0694US5540703AKnotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibersSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·642 cites·23 claims
- 0794US5456722ALoad bearing polymeric cableSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·777 cites·21 claims
- 0893US5591166AMulti angle bone boltSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·795 cites·26 claims
- 0993US5376091ADynamic finger supportSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 27, 1994·141 cites·18 claims
- 1092US5560096AMethod of manufacturing femoral knee implantSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·234 cites·18 claims
- 1192US5558674ADevices and methods for posterior spinal fixationSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 24, 1996·635 cites·22 claims
- 1292US5549688AAsymmetric femoral prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·364 cites·18 claims
- 1392US5220918ATrans-tympanic connector for magnetic induction hearing aidSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 22, 1993·137 cites·8 claims
- 1491US5480440AOpen surgical technique for vertebral fixation with subcutaneous fixators positioned between the skin and the lumbar fascia of a patientSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 2, 1996·526 cites·42 claims
- 1591US5417694ADistal femoral cutting guide apparatus with anterior or posterior referencing for use in knee joint replacement surgerySMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·555 cites·14 claims
- 1691US5192330AOrthopedic device of biocompatible polymer with oriented fiber reinforcementSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 9, 1993·89 cites·66 claims
- 1791US5108452AModular hip prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 28, 1992·378 cites·10 claims
- 1889US5474551AUniversal coupler for spinal fixationSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·409 cites·16 claims
- 1989US5053037AFemoral instrumentation for long stem surgerySMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 1, 1991·473 cites·25 claims
- 2089US4995883AModular hip prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 26, 1991·231 cites·15 claims
- 2188US5549610AFemoral intramedullary nailSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·392 cites·8 claims
- 2288US5507830AModular hip prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 16, 1996·297 cites·40 claims
- 2388US5477864ACardiovascular guidewire of enhanced biocompatibilitySMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 26, 1995·171 cites·14 claims
- 2488US5458653AProsthetic implants with bioabsorbable coatingsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·278 cites·27 claims
- 2588US5165017AAutomatic gain control circuit in a feed forward configurationSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 17, 1992·77 cites·30 claims
- 2688US5129899ABone fixation apparatusSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 14, 1992·454 cites·31 claims
- 2787US5569247AEnhanced variable angle bone boltSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·408 cites·6 claims
- 2887US5545228AOffset bone boltSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 13, 1996·375 cites·7 claims
- 2987US5358529APlastic knee femoral implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 25, 1994·270 cites·44 claims
- 3086US5609641ATibial prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 11, 1997·294 cites·33 claims
- 3186US5489309AModular humeral component systemSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 6, 1996·345 cites·31 claims
- 3285US5573401ABiocompatible, low modulus dental devicesSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 12, 1996·105 cites·40 claims
- 3385US5282803AInstrumentation for long stem surgerySMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 1, 1994·298 cites·15 claims
- 3485US5201881AJoint prosthesis with improved shock absorptionSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 13, 1993·217 cites·9 claims
- 3585US5152794AZirconium oxide and nitride coated prothesis for reduced microfrettingSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 6, 1992·147 cites·5 claims
- 3685US5122133ACompression screw for a joint endoprosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 16, 1992·232 cites·8 claims
- 3784US5336163AExpandable nasal stentSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 9, 1994·313 cites·10 claims
- 3883US5211663APassivation methods for metallic medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·53 cites·14 claims
- 3982US5584836ACannulated medical suture anchorSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 17, 1996·325 cites·10 claims
- 4082US5310408AAcetabular cup body prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·201 cites·21 claims
- 4182US5201766AProsthetic device with porous matrix and method of manufactureSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 13, 1993·159 cites·15 claims
- 4282US5047058ASystem of inserts for the tibial component of a knee prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 10, 1991·196 cites·15 claims
- 4381US5588443AZirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated guide wiresSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 31, 1996·82 cites·12 claims
- 4481US5486176AAngled bone fixation apparatusSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 23, 1996·284 cites·21 claims
- 4580US5702389AOrthopaedic fixation deviceSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 30, 1997·280 cites·30 claims
- 4680US5498302ASurface hardened biocompatible metallic medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·146 cites·6 claims
- 4779US5405394ADual composition coupler for modular medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·163 cites·8 claims
- 4879US5312411AUni-compartmental femoral knee instruments and prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·270 cites·13 claims
- 4979US5032125AIntramedullary hip screwSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 16, 1991·270 cites·4 claims
- 5078US5314487AAcetabular prosthesis with anchoring pegsSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·156 cites·12 claims
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