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David L. Nichols
Also filed as: NICHOLS DAVID · NICHOLS DAVID L
29 granted patents·6 pending applications·558 citations·filing 1978–2023
97Inventor score
Files withZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC13SITE SAVER INC3SPINE SOLUTIONS INC3FutureMatrix Interventional2HANSON SHAUN B2
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35 records- 0193US4215864AWord puzzle gameNICHOLS DAVID L·Filed 1978·Granted Aug 5, 1980·68 cites·6 claims
- 0292US9386996B2Navigation and positioning instruments for joint repairZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·14 cites·19 claims
- 0390US10182831B2Instruments and method for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an artificial disc implantCENTINEL SPINE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 22, 2019·33 cites·12 claims
- 0489US9775639B2Navigation and positioning systems and guide instruments for joint repairZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·10 cites·19 claims
- 0589US8617166B2Navigation and positioning instruments for joint repair and methods of useHANSON SHAUN B·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·34 cites·52 claims
- 0688US9033987B2Navigation and positioning instruments for joint repairZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·24 cites·20 claims
- 0788US8623089B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineSHARKEY PETER F·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 7, 2014·17 cites·12 claims
- 0885US9233005B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 12, 2016·4 cites·14 claims
- 0984US7491204B2Instruments and method for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an artificial disc implantSPINE SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 17, 2009·112 cites·39 claims
- 1083US9572675B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 21, 2017·3 cites·12 claims
- 1183US9402670B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 2, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 1283US7803162B2Instruments and method for inserting an intervertebral implantSPINE SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 28, 2010·97 cites·13 claims
- 1382US9023051B2Navigation and positioning systems and guide instruments for joint repairHANSON SHAUN B·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·14 cites·16 claims
- 1482US8911481B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 16, 2014·8 cites·14 claims
- 1582US8349017B2Instruments and method for inserting an intervertebral implantSPINE SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·14 cites·25 claims
- 1679US8663229B2Instruments and method for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an artificial disc implantMARNAY THEIRRY·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 4, 2014·15 cites·56 claims
- 1778US9339294B2Instruments for controlled delivery of injectable materials into boneZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 17, 2016·9 cites·11 claims
- 1878US9101481B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·5 cites·9 claims
- 1976US6896074B2System and method for installation and use of devices in microboreholesSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·48 cites·19 claims
- 2074US11701040B2Venous access deviceSITE SAVER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 18, 2023·1 cites·17 claims
- 2174US9782264B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 10, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2273US9351843B2Systems and methods for joint repair including subchondral treatment of boneZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·6 cites·9 claims
- 2372US8419742B2Instruments and method for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an artificial disc implantMARNAY THEIRRY·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 16, 2013·6 cites·16 claims
- 2467US8568483B2Modular intervertebral implantCOPPES JUSTIN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 29, 2013·10 cites·32 claims
- 2567US2023389839A1Venous access deviceSITE SAVER INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2664US10130484B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 20, 2018·0 cites·14 claims
- 2763US9962267B2Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spineZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·0 cites·17 claims
- 2862US11445954B2Venous access deviceSITE SAVER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 20, 2022·1 cites·19 claims
- 2956US9980831B2Ureteral stentFutureMatrix Interventional·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3049US2005047568A1Telephone number transferFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3148US2009149700A1Method and apparatus for pubic sling insertionGARCIA RUBEN·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3245US2014074103A1Subchondral treatment of bone defects with bone-derived implantZIMMER GMBH INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3341US12485243B2Sanitary extubation cover and method for its useRTM MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·2 claims
- 3440US2019015226A1Ureteral stentFutureMatrix Interventional·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3533US2017212750A1Compressed binary patching over wireless networkRIGADO LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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