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Curt Kranz
Also filed as: KOOP KARSTEN · KRANZ CURT · SCHALDACH JR LEGAL REPRESENTAT
46 granted patents·5 pending applications·4,154 citations·filing 1982–2014
99Inventor score
Files withBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG13MECRON MED PROD GMBH11MERETE MEDICAL GMBH6ANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL5JOHNSON & JOHNSON3
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51 records- 0195US5002576AIntervertebral disk endoprosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·1.1k cites·21 claims
- 0294US4562598AJoint prosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 7, 1986·410 cites·22 claims
- 0392US8940026B2Apparatus for the constant-angle fixation and compression of a fracture or osteotomy of a boneHILSE MARTIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 27, 2015·117 cites·9 claims
- 0492US4676797AUnit for resection prosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 30, 1987·199 cites·11 claims
- 0591US8177820B2Bone plate comprising at least one screw to be fixed at a stable angleANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL·Filed 2006·Granted May 15, 2012·92 cites·15 claims
- 0689US9161795B2Bone plate system for osteosynthesisCLASBRUMMEL BERNHARD·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 20, 2015·79 cites·18 claims
- 0789USD740943SBone plateMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·36 cites·1 claims
- 0889US6579309B1Stent for vessel branchingsBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·198 cites·8 claims
- 0984US5755798AIntervertebral implantARTOS MED PRODUKTE·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·341 cites·18 claims
- 1081US8496711B2Knee arthrodesis implantANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 30, 2013·22 cites·11 claims
- 1181US6805709B1Stent having discontinuous coating in the form of coating islandsBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·85 cites·12 claims
- 1279US4878917AModular assembly for a shaft prosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 7, 1989·115 cites·6 claims
- 1378US6547757B1CatheterBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·69 cites·16 claims
- 1478US4842606ABone implantMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 27, 1989·111 cites·16 claims
- 1574US5723038AProcess for producing a gradient coating made of calcium phosphate phases and metal oxide phase on metallic implantsHOFINGER JURGEN·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·66 cites·9 claims
- 1673US9788874B2Bone plate system for osteosynthesisMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 17, 2017·7 cites·9 claims
- 1773US8518122B2Modular joint prosthesisANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 27, 2013·9 cites·15 claims
- 1871US9820787B2Apparatus for the constant-angle fixation and compression of a fracture or osteotomy of a boneMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·4 cites·9 claims
- 1971US6650920B2Apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavitesBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·54 cites·27 claims
- 2069US8533968B2Method and device for determining the compatibility between an adapter and an outer cone of a prosthesis shaft of a modular joint prosthesisANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 17, 2013·6 cites·15 claims
- 2168US4919678AHip joint prosthesis having a cylindrical shaft portionMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 24, 1990·75 cites·15 claims
- 2266US4981481AMarrow nail for the treatment of bone fractures according to the marrow cavity nailing procedure and marrow nail toolMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 1, 1991·83 cites·14 claims
- 2366US4978357AEndoprosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 18, 1990·71 cites·7 claims
- 2464US8685025B2Cerclage arrangement for fixing a bone fracture, comprising a plate that is provided with a number of continuous holesANAPLIOTIS EMMANUEL·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2014·3 cites·7 claims
- 2564US6136035AModular joint prosthesisMERCK PATENT GMBH·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 24, 2000·98 cites·19 claims
- 2663US9233000B2Modular joint prosthesisMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·2 cites·19 claims
- 2762US6796998B2StentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 28, 2004·21 cites·42 claims
- 2862US6102956AModular endoprosthesisARTOS MED PRODUKTE·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 15, 2000·87 cites·10 claims
- 2962US5057110AIntramedullar nailJOHNSON & JOHNSON·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 15, 1991·75 cites·9 claims
- 3061US5968093AStentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·77 cites·18 claims
- 3161US4963154AAcetabular cup as part of a hip joint prosthesisMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 16, 1990·71 cites·10 claims
- 3258US6976993B2StentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 20, 2005·15 cites·38 claims
- 3356US8574307B2Joint prosthesis systemKRANZ CURT·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 3456US6312456B1Biocompatible stent with radiopaque markersBIOTRONIK MASS UND THERAPIEGER·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 6, 2001·64 cites·8 claims
- 3555US6238436B1Modular artificial hip jointBIOMET MERCK DEUTSCHLAND GMBH·Filed 1995·Granted May 29, 2001·74 cites·8 claims
- 3653US6197047B1StentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·54 cites·33 claims
- 3752US7561924B2Electrode arrangementBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 14, 2009·9 cites·33 claims
- 3851US6922588B2Electrode lineBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 26, 2005·6 cites·20 claims
- 3949US9375317B2Knee arthrodesis implantMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 4049US5015817AMethod for producing a hollow shaft endoprosthesisJOHNSON & JOHNSON·Filed 1989·Granted May 14, 1991·33 cites·20 claims
- 4148US5156628AShaft prosthesisJOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 20, 1992·41 cites·13 claims
- 4247US7182768B2Catheter for cardiovascular applicationBIOTRONIK GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·1 cites·7 claims
- 4346US5888206AJoint prothesisMERCK PATENT GMBH·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·42 cites·28 claims
- 4445US4595393AHip joint prosthesis having a hollow shaftMECRON MED PROD GMBH·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 17, 1986·23 cites·14 claims
- 4544US2010256687A1Fixation Device and Method of Use for a Ludloff Osteotomy ProcedureMERETE MEDICAL GMBH·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US2005096722A1Stent implantation system and vessel supportBIOTRONIK GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4743US2002095140A1Repositionable stentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4843US2002049487A1Stress-optimized stentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4941US5152798AEndoprosthesisJOHNSON & JOHNSON·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 6, 1992·22 cites·14 claims
- 5040US2002042648A1StentBIOTRONIK MESS & THERAPIEG·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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