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Alain Tornier
Also filed as: TORNIER ALAIN
74 granted patents·9 pending applications·7,552 citations·filing 1979–2024
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83 records- 0195US4488543ADevice for osteosynthesis of fractures of the extremities of the femurTORNIER SA·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 18, 1984·455 cites·4 claims
- 0294US11432930B2Method for modeling a glenoid surface of a scapula, apparatus for implanting a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis, and method for producing such a componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·3 cites·24 claims
- 0393US12156815B2Method for modeling a glenoid surface of a scapula, apparatus for implanting a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis, and method for producing such a componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 3, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 0493US8932361B2Method for modeling a glenoid surface of a scapula, apparatus for implanting a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis, and method for producing such a componentTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 13, 2015·57 cites·9 claims
- 0593US7462197B2Glenoidal component of a shoulder prosthesis, set of elements constituting such a component and total shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·95 cites·18 claims
- 0693US6599295B1Device for setting and removing an implant such as a suture anchorTORNIER SA·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·1k cites·24 claims
- 0793US5358526AModular shoulder prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 25, 1994·485 cites·17 claims
- 0892US8303665B2Glenoidal component, set of such components and shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a glenoidal componentTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2012·65 cites·17 claims
- 0992US7309360B2Set of humeral components for total shoulder prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·79 cites·55 claims
- 1091US9545312B2Glenoidal component, set of such components and shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a glenoidal componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·30 cites·18 claims
- 1191US7678150B2Total shoulder prosthesis of an inverted typeTORNIER SAS·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·70 cites·27 claims
- 1291US6379387B1Elbow prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·184 cites·15 claims
- 1390US6802864B2Patellar implant and knee prosthesis incorporating such an implantTORNIER SA·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·182 cites·9 claims
- 1490US6761740B2Glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis and complete shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a componentTORNIER SA·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 13, 2004·187 cites·10 claims
- 1590US6334874B1Humeral prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·202 cites·13 claims
- 1689US6824567B2Method of positioning a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·125 cites·3 claims
- 1788US6890357B2Elbow prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2004·Granted May 10, 2005·132 cites·10 claims
- 1888US6328758B1Suture anchor with reversible expansionTORNIER SA·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·484 cites·15 claims
- 1987US10716676B2Method for modeling a glenoid surface of a scapula, apparatus for implanting a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis, and method for producing such a componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2020·20 cites·22 claims
- 2086US8852283B2Glenoidal component, set of such components and shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a glenoidal componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 7, 2014·17 cites·7 claims
- 2186US8454666B2Slide-type anti-backout device for prosthesisTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·26 cites·8 claims
- 2286US7033396B2Shoulder or hip prosthesis facilitating abductionTORNIER SA·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·131 cites·13 claims
- 2386US6969406B2Prosthetic element comprising two components and process for assembling such a prosthetic elementTORNIER SA·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 29, 2005·139 cites·20 claims
- 2486US6767368B2Elbow prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 27, 2004·116 cites·9 claims
- 2585US6540770B1Reversible fixation device for securing an implant in boneTORNIER SA·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 1, 2003·371 cites·11 claims
- 2685US6183519B1Ankle prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·271 cites·15 claims
- 2784US9364242B2Drilling device for forming a curved osseous channel within the body of a vertebraTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 14, 2016·32 cites·24 claims
- 2884US8282685B2Surgical apparatus for implantation of a partial of total knee prosthesisROCHETIN OLIVIER·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 9, 2012·46 cites·21 claims
- 2984US8187282B2Ancillary tool for positioning a glenoid implantTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·48 cites·20 claims
- 3084US6488712B1Malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 3, 2002·82 cites·8 claims
- 3184US5505731AScrew for lumbar-sacral fixatorTORNIER SA·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 9, 1996·282 cites·11 claims
- 3283US9872687B2Driving assembly for a cutting tool of the shaver typeCLARIANCE·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 23, 2018·32 cites·21 claims
- 3383US8740981B2Nuclear implantTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 3, 2014·27 cites·8 claims
- 3483US8002839B2Surgical apparatus for implantation of a partial or total knee prosthesisTORNIER SAS·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 23, 2011·20 cites·27 claims
- 3583US7470287B2Shoulder or hip prosthesisTORNIER SAS·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2008·47 cites·26 claims
- 3682US7608075B2Humeral nailTORNIER SAS·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·28 cites·22 claims
- 3782US7465319B2Shoulder or hip prosthesis and process for fitting sameTORNIER SAS·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 16, 2008·94 cites·16 claims
- 3882US6206925B1Elbow prosthesis with indexed sphereTORNIER SA·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·211 cites·31 claims
- 3980US7396357B2Ancillary tool and method for positioning a prosthetic acetabulum of a hip prosthesisTORNIER SAS·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 8, 2008·105 cites·17 claims
- 4079US12268608B2Method for modeling a glenoid surface of a scapula, apparatus for implanting a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis, and method for producing such a componentTORNIER SAS·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4179US5879395ATotal elbow prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 9, 1999·182 cites·7 claims
- 4278US7476227B2Tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesisTORNIER SAS·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 13, 2009·52 cites·23 claims
- 4377USD630749SIntersomatic cageTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 11, 2011·21 cites·1 claims
- 4477US7335204B2Osteosynthesis plate for the upper end of the arm boneTORNIER SA·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 26, 2008·87 cites·14 claims
- 4576US4677972ACoupling assembly for joining an implant tool to a bone implantTORNIER ALAIN·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 7, 1987·104 cites·3 claims
- 4675USRE42805EElbow prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 4, 2011·12 cites·30 claims
- 4775US7993346B2Method for placing a malleolar implantTORNIER SAS·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2011·8 cites·18 claims
- 4875US4483335ANails for femoral fracturesTORNIER SA·Filed 1983·Granted Nov 20, 1984·89 cites·3 claims
- 4974US6582469B1Knee prosthesisTORNIER SA·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 24, 2003·136 cites·20 claims
- 5074US5662651AExternal or internal fixator for repairing fractures or arthroplasties of the skeletonTORNIER SA·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·214 cites·9 claims
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