Inventor · disambiguated record
Eddie F. Ray, Iii
Also filed as: RAY EDDIE · RAY EDDIE F · RAY EDDIE F III · RAY EDDIE III
59 granted patents·18 pending applications·14,012 citations·filing 1993–2013
99Inventor score
Files withSDGI HOLDINGS INC34WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC18DANEK MEDICAL INC5EISERMANN LUKAS4RAY III EDDIE F4
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77 records- 0199US5669909AInterbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomyDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 23, 1997·1k cites·7 claims
- 0298US6740118B2Intervertebral prosthetic jointSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·684 cites·40 claims
- 0398US6371988B1Bone graftsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·569 cites·40 claims
- 0498US5782919AInterbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·661 cites·14 claims
- 0597US7621960B2Modular interbody fusion implantWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·207 cites·15 claims
- 0697US6613091B1Spinal fusion implants and tools for insertion and revisionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·448 cites·26 claims
- 0797US6468311B2Modular interbody fusion implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 22, 2002·388 cites·39 claims
- 0897US6200322B1Minimal exposure posterior spinal interbody instrumentation and techniqueSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·981 cites·70 claims
- 0996US8591553B2Spinal disc prosthesis and associated methodsEISERMANN LUKAS·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 26, 2013·78 cites·20 claims
- 1096US6827743B2Woven orthopedic implantsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·359 cites·26 claims
- 1196US6375655B1Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·260 cites·27 claims
- 1295US7179294B2Articular disc prosthesis and method for implanting the sameWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·293 cites·30 claims
- 1395US5364399AAnterior cervical plating systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·1.1k cites·13 claims
- 1494US6206826B1Devices and methods for percutaneous surgerySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·773 cites·15 claims
- 1594US5709685APositionable clip for provisionally capturing a component on a spinal rodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·156 cites·19 claims
- 1693US8066710B2Distractor for posterior interbody fusionESTES BRADLEY T·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 29, 2011·74 cites·14 claims
- 1793US7341601B2Woven orthopedic implantsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·223 cites·24 claims
- 1893US7238186B2Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomyWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 3, 2007·163 cites·23 claims
- 1993US6245072B1Methods and instruments for interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·359 cites·2 claims
- 2092US6723096B1Devices and methods for implanting fusion cagesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·173 cites·28 claims
- 2192US6719760B2Devices and methods for implanting fusion cagesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 13, 2004·150 cites·32 claims
- 2292US6645206B1Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·159 cites·59 claims
- 2392US6595995B2Methods and instruments for interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·179 cites·9 claims
- 2492US6582437B2Devices and methods for implanting fusion cagesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·170 cites·31 claims
- 2591US6669698B1Vertebrae fastener placement guideSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 30, 2003·253 cites·36 claims
- 2691US6575981B1Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 10, 2003·188 cites·32 claims
- 2790US7537616B1Impacted orthopedic bone support implantWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 26, 2009·178 cites·37 claims
- 2890US7300440B2Methods and instruments for interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·148 cites·18 claims
- 2990US7189242B2Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 13, 2007·151 cites·17 claims
- 3089US8617243B2Spinal disc prosthesis and associated methodsEISERMANN LUKAS·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·22 cites·20 claims
- 3189US7060068B2Vertebrae fastener placement guideSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·197 cites·27 claims
- 3288US7776046B2Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·52 cites·23 claims
- 3388US7252685B2Fusion implant and method of making sameSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 7, 2007·148 cites·73 claims
- 3487US8083744B2Devices and methods for implanting fusion cagesDORCHAK JOHN D·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·40 cites·19 claims
- 3587US7534265B1Intervertebral spacers with side wall accessible interior cavityWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 19, 2009·134 cites·38 claims
- 3687US7351262B2Bone implants and methods of making sameWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 1, 2008·179 cites·46 claims
- 3787US6506151B2Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·159 cites·20 claims
- 3885US6585770B1Devices for supporting bony structuresSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·123 cites·72 claims
- 3984US7850735B2Articular disc prosthesis and method for treating spondylolisthesisWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 14, 2010·67 cites·4 claims
- 4084US7316686B2Devices and methods for implanting fusion cagesWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 8, 2008·78 cites·46 claims
- 4183US6635062B2Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·85 cites·47 claims
- 4283US6428541B1Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·243 cites·36 claims
- 4383US6241729B1Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·167 cites·9 claims
- 4481US5688272ATop-tightening transverse connector for a spinal fixation systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 18, 1997·290 cites·26 claims
- 4580US6896701B2Modular interbody fusion implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·65 cites·7 claims
- 4679US6743234B2Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·71 cites·19 claims
- 4777US7722618B2Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2010·66 cites·23 claims
- 4877US5980521ATop-tightening transverse connector for a spinal fixation systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·214 cites·16 claims
- 4977US5643264AIliac screwDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 1, 1997·247 cites·19 claims
- 5075US8211175B2Articular disc prosthesis and method for implanting the sameEISERMANN LUKAS·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 3, 2012·10 cites·16 claims
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