Assignee
ZIMMER TECH INC
US·105 granted patents·62 pending applications·8,505 citations·filing 2000–2010
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
167 records- 0197US7297164B2Modular knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 20, 2007·275 cites·34 claims
- 0297US7291169B2Cartilage implantZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·147 cites·20 claims
- 0396US7794504B2Method for making a metal-backed acetabular implantZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 14, 2010·168 cites·18 claims
- 0496US7105026B2Modular knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·379 cites·30 claims
- 0595US7854768B2Shoulder arthroplasty systemZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 21, 2010·89 cites·34 claims
- 0695US7850698B2Tibial trialing assembly and method of trialing a tibial implantZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 14, 2010·238 cites·31 claims
- 0794US7833275B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·72 cites·6 claims
- 0894US7527650B2Modular knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 5, 2009·75 cites·7 claims
- 0994US6733533B1Artificial spinal discZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·311 cites·24 claims
- 1093US7462198B2Mobile bearing unicondylar tibial knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·81 cites·9 claims
- 1193US6953480B2Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 11, 2005·202 cites·6 claims
- 1293US6676706B1Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 13, 2004·177 cites·17 claims
- 1392US7582091B2Osteotomy guideZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 1, 2009·161 cites·7 claims
- 1492US7520880B2Adjustable surgical support base with integral hingeZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·123 cites·22 claims
- 1592US7294133B2Method and apparatus for preparing a glenoid surfaceZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 13, 2007·215 cites·14 claims
- 1692US7282054B2Adjustable cut blockZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·344 cites·10 claims
- 1792US6988009B2Implant registration device for surgical navigation systemZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 17, 2006·332 cites·9 claims
- 1892US6749638B1Modular knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·250 cites·12 claims
- 1991US7029477B2Surgical instrument and positioning methodZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·235 cites·21 claims
- 2091US6916324B2Provisional orthopedic prosthesis for partially resected boneZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·243 cites·23 claims
- 2190US7790216B2Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant componentZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 7, 2010·11 cites·23 claims
- 2290US7686811B2Surgical component fixation and methodZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·94 cites·9 claims
- 2389US8017139B2Blend hydrogels and methods of makingZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·9 cites·14 claims
- 2489US7922720B2Orthopaedic cutting instrument and methodZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 12, 2011·60 cites·15 claims
- 2589US6797006B2Porous unicondylar kneeZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·165 cites·6 claims
- 2688US7918382B2Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrateZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 5, 2011·42 cites·16 claims
- 2788US7641663B2Femoral reference tibial cut guideZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 5, 2010·42 cites·20 claims
- 2888US7335206B2Adjustable resection guideZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·57 cites·13 claims
- 2987US7842039B2Method and apparatus for achieving correct limb alignment in unicondylar knee arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·41 cites·6 claims
- 3087US6770099B2Femoral prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·188 cites·11 claims
- 3186US7488329B2Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fracturesZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 10, 2009·68 cites·11 claims
- 3286US7485119B2Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fracturesZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 3, 2009·60 cites·15 claims
- 3386US6945448B2Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrateZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·131 cites·23 claims
- 3486US6773461B2Constrained prosthetic knee with rotating bearingZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 10, 2004·143 cites·18 claims
- 3586US6740186B2Method of making an orthopeadic implant having a porous metal surfaceZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·48 cites·14 claims
- 3686US6719800B2Constrained prosthetic knee with rotating bearingZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·101 cites·25 claims
- 3785US7857858B2Modular bone implant, tool, and methodZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·28 cites·10 claims
- 3885US6946001B2Mobile bearing unicompartmental kneeZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·127 cites·5 claims
- 3984US7842096B2Hip stem prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 30, 2010·26 cites·20 claims
- 4084US7691150B2Modular plate and keel provisionalsZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·38 cites·11 claims
- 4184US7582118B2Femoral trochlea prosthesesZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 1, 2009·25 cites·13 claims
- 4283US7172597B2Provisional orthopedic implant and recutting instrument guideZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·97 cites·17 claims
- 4383US7094241B2Method and apparatus for achieving correct limb alignment in unicondylar knee arthroplastyZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 22, 2006·125 cites·16 claims
- 4483US6821299B2Implantable prosthesis for measuring six force componentsZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 23, 2004·170 cites·20 claims
- 4582US7892288B2Femoral augments for use with knee joint prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 22, 2011·70 cites·8 claims
- 4682US7744600B2Bone resection guide and methodZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·36 cites·16 claims
- 4782US7727239B2Milling system with guide paths and related methods for resecting a joint articulation surfaceZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·26 cites·23 claims
- 4882US7458977B2Surgical navigation instrument useful in marking anatomical structuresZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 2, 2008·139 cites·20 claims
- 4982US7033397B2Mobile bearing unicondylar tibial knee prosthesisZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·90 cites·5 claims
- 5081US6682531B2Orthopaedic bone plateZIMMER TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·84 cites·3 claims
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