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SYNTHES USA
US·251 granted patents·22 pending applications·58,132 citations·filing 1985–2013
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273 records- 0199US7377921B2Damping element and device for stabilization of adjacent vertebral bodiesSYNTHES USA·Filed 2002·Granted May 27, 2008·158 cites·14 claims
- 0299US6306137B2Transconnector for coupling spinal rodsSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 23, 2001·139 cites·3 claims
- 0399US6258125B1Intervertebral allograft spacerSYNTHES USA·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·888 cites·12 claims
- 0499US6234705B1Transconnector for coupling spinal rodsSYNTHES USA·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·230 cites·18 claims
- 0598US7341589B2Bone plating systemSYNTHES USA·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 11, 2008·279 cites·48 claims
- 0698US7329258B2Damping elementSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 12, 2008·207 cites·28 claims
- 0798US7232464B2Intervertebral implantSYNTHES USA·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 19, 2007·479 cites·32 claims
- 0898US7223292B2Intervertebral implant for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedureSYNTHES USA·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2007·275 cites·20 claims
- 0998US6747121B2Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymers, methods for making and using same, and devices containing sameSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 8, 2004·1.6k cites·34 claims
- 1098US6632235B2Inflatable device and method for reducing fractures in bone and in treating the spineSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·689 cites·16 claims
- 1198US6623486B1bone plating systemSYNTHES USA·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·848 cites·18 claims
- 1298US5275601ASelf-locking resorbable screws and plates for internal fixation of bone fractures and tendon-to-bone attachmentSYNTHES USA·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 4, 1994·809 cites·15 claims
- 1397USD532515SBasis for surgical aiming deviceSYNTHES USA·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 21, 2006·77 cites·1 claims
- 1497US6974480B2Intervertebral implant for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedureSYNTHES USA·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·445 cites·26 claims
- 1597US6719794B2Intervertebral implant for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedureSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·633 cites·27 claims
- 1697US6660038B2Skeletal reconstruction cagesSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·335 cites·45 claims
- 1797US4887596AOpen backed pedicle screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 19, 1989·474 cites·8 claims
- 1896US6585740B2Bone screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·616 cites·34 claims
- 1996US6206881B1Bone plateSYNTHES USA·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 27, 2001·552 cites·19 claims
- 2096US5312402AConnection deviceSYNTHES USA·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·133 cites·21 claims
- 2195US7473276B2Intervertebral implant with joint parts mounted on roller bodiesSYNTHES USA·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2009·354 cites·17 claims
- 2295US7347873B2Intervertebral allograft spacerSYNTHES USA·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 25, 2008·87 cites·44 claims
- 2395US7128744B2Bone plating systemSYNTHES USA·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·342 cites·55 claims
- 2495US6575975B2Bone fixation methodSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·446 cites·20 claims
- 2595US6461632B1Hardenable ceramic hydraulic cementSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·163 cites·34 claims
- 2695US6235033B1Bone fixation assemblySYNTHES USA·Filed 2000·Granted May 22, 2001·683 cites·16 claims
- 2795US6063090ADevice for connecting a longitudinal support to a pedicle screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 1996·Granted May 16, 2000·1.1k cites·20 claims
- 2895US6048344AThreaded washer and bone screw apparatusSYNTHES USA·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·168 cites·13 claims
- 2995US5601553ALocking plate and bone screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 3094US7473277B2Skeletal reconstruction cagesSYNTHES USA·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 6, 2009·65 cites·21 claims
- 3194US7300465B2Intervertebral allograft spacerSYNTHES USA·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·75 cites·40 claims
- 3294US7192447B2Intervertebral implantSYNTHES USA·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 20, 2007·190 cites·30 claims
- 3394US6679886B2Tools and methods for creating cavities in boneSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·558 cites·31 claims
- 3494US6663632B1Osteosynthetic implant with an embedded hinge jointSYNTHES USA·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 16, 2003·310 cites·20 claims
- 3594US5899906AThreaded washerSYNTHES USA·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·154 cites·5 claims
- 3694US5501684AOsteosynthetic fixation deviceSYNTHES USA·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 26, 1996·936 cites·25 claims
- 3793US7303556B2Device for supplying an electro-pen with electrical energySYNTHES USA·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·1.5k cites·20 claims
- 3893US7022122B2Device for connecting a longitudinal bar to a pedicle screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·361 cites·21 claims
- 3993US6855169B2Demineralized bone-derived implantsSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·168 cites·27 claims
- 4093US6663634B2Bone screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·254 cites·40 claims
- 4193US6610063B2Spinal fixation systemSYNTHES USA·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·289 cites·28 claims
- 4293US6342057B1Remotely aligned surgical drill guideSYNTHES USA·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 29, 2002·442 cites·20 claims
- 4393US6261296B1Spinal disc space distractorSYNTHES USA·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·647 cites·12 claims
- 4493US6248105B1Device for connecting a longitudinal support with a pedicle screwSYNTHES USA·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 19, 2001·675 cites·29 claims
- 4593US5888224AImplant for intervertebral spaceSYNTHES USA·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 30, 1999·965 cites·38 claims
- 4693US5527341AResorbable tendon and bone augmentation deviceSYNTHES USA·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·359 cites·2 claims
- 4793US5002542APedicle screw clampSYNTHES USA·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·407 cites·29 claims
- 4892US7494950B2Bone cement compositions having fiber-reinforcement and/or increased flowabilitySYNTHES USA·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·94 cites·47 claims
- 4992US7412897B2Device for measuring tibio-femoral force amplitudes and force locations in total knee arthroplastySYNTHES USA·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 19, 2008·139 cites·16 claims
- 5092US7226483B2Method of performing a transforaminal posterior lumber interbody fusion procedureSYNTHES USA·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 5, 2007·232 cites·32 claims
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