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Bradley T. Estes
Also filed as: ESTES BRADLEY T
56 granted patents·8 pending applications·9,394 citations·filing 1995–2022
99Inventor score
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64 records- 0198US7172593B2Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·1.4k cites·74 claims
- 0297US6605090B1Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixationSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2003·524 cites·10 claims
- 0397US6575899B1Methods and instruments for endoscopic interbody surgical techniquesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 10, 2003·422 cites·30 claims
- 0497US6033438AOpen intervertebral spacerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·508 cites·46 claims
- 0594US8105339B2Image guided spinal surgery guide system and method for use thereofMELKENT ANTHONY J·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·64 cites·14 claims
- 0694US7329283B2Open intervertebral spacerWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 12, 2008·63 cites·17 claims
- 0794US6796988B2Image guided spinal surgery guide, system, and method for use thereofSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 28, 2004·258 cites·43 claims
- 0894US6348058B1Image guided spinal surgery guide, system, and method for use thereofSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 19, 2002·731 cites·22 claims
- 0994US6206826B1Devices and methods for percutaneous surgerySDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·773 cites·15 claims
- 1093US8066710B2Distractor for posterior interbody fusionESTES BRADLEY T·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 29, 2011·74 cites·14 claims
- 1193US6695882B2Open intervertebral spacerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·171 cites·28 claims
- 1293US5578034AApparatus for preventing screw backout in a bone plate fixation systemDANEK MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 26, 1996·670 cites·25 claims
- 1392US8617224B2Anterior lumbar plate and methodKOZAK JEFFREY·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·83 cites·17 claims
- 1492US7803161B2Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniquesWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·69 cites·17 claims
- 1592US6758863B2Vertically expanding intervertebral body fusion deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·252 cites·39 claims
- 1691US7273498B2Open intervertebral spacerWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 25, 2007·122 cites·46 claims
- 1791US6575981B1Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 10, 2003·188 cites·32 claims
- 1891US6409765B1Open intervertebral spacerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·245 cites·40 claims
- 1990US7537616B1Impacted orthopedic bone support implantWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 26, 2009·178 cites·37 claims
- 2090US7189242B2Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 13, 2007·151 cites·17 claims
- 2189US7320688B2Methods and instruments for endoscopic interbody surgical techniquesWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 22, 2008·126 cites·28 claims
- 2288US8691542B2Tissue engineering methods and compositionsGUILAK FARSHID·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2014·21 cites·25 claims
- 2388US7776046B2Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·52 cites·23 claims
- 2488US7169183B2Vertebral implant for promoting arthrodesis of the spineWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 30, 2007·181 cites·42 claims
- 2588US6613089B1Laterally expanding intervertebral fusion deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·148 cites·26 claims
- 2687US7534265B1Intervertebral spacers with side wall accessible interior cavityWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 19, 2009·134 cites·38 claims
- 2787US6599291B1Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniquesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·141 cites·37 claims
- 2887US6506151B2Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·159 cites·20 claims
- 2986US7763035B2Image guided spinal surgery guide, system and method for use thereofMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 27, 2010·108 cites·30 claims
- 3084US6556857B1Rotation locking driver for image guided instrumentsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·166 cites·19 claims
- 3183US6428541B1Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·243 cites·36 claims
- 3283US6241729B1Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·167 cites·9 claims
- 3382US6740088B1Anterior lumbar plate and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·91 cites·13 claims
- 3480US7828845B2Laterally expanding intervertebral fusion deviceWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2010·75 cites·57 claims
- 3579US10022231B2Articular cartilage repairCYTEX THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 3679US9649409B2Tissue engineering methods and compositionsCYTEX THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·4 cites·22 claims
- 3777US7722618B2Method and instrumentation for posterior interbody fusionWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2010·66 cites·23 claims
- 3877US6780192B2Osteogenic packing device and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·50 cites·31 claims
- 3976US10940007B2Articular cartilage repairCYTEX THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·1 cites·31 claims
- 4075US6197033B1Guide sleeve for offset vertebraeSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·221 cites·16 claims
- 4172US8177845B2Osteogenic packing device and methodMCKAY WILLIAM F·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·5 cites·24 claims
- 4271US7951177B2Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixationWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·5 cites·16 claims
- 4371US5693053AVariable angle and transitional linking memberSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 2, 1997·178 cites·43 claims
- 4468US7169152B2Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniquesSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·31 cites·20 claims
- 4568US7060069B2Anterior lumbar plate and methodSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 13, 2006·29 cites·36 claims
- 4667US7550011B2Osteogenic packing device and methodWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 23, 2009·23 cites·24 claims
- 4767US2022305174A1Native soft tissue matrix for therapeutic applicationsAWAD HANI·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4866US8308803B2Methods and instruments for endoscopic interbody surgical techniquesFOLEY KEVIN T·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·2 cites·18 claims
- 4964US7993406B2Open intervertebral spacerWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·1 cites·25 claims
- 5058US7678149B2Open intervertebral spacerWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 16, 2010·7 cites·61 claims
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