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Douglas W. Kohrs
Also filed as: KOHRS DOUGLAS · KOHRS DOUGLAS W
26 granted patents·5 pending applications·6,938 citations·filing 1994–2023
98Inventor score
Files withSULZER SPINE TECH INC15ZIMMER SPINE INC6SPINE TECH INC5RESPONSIVE ARTHROSCOPY LLC3SPINETECH INC2
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31 records- 0199US5489307ASpinal stabilization surgical methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·1.3k cites·20 claims
- 0297US5609636ASpinal implantSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 11, 1997·1.2k cites·13 claims
- 0395US6224631B1Intervertebral implant with reduced contact area and methodSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 1, 2001·516 cites·26 claims
- 0495US5658337AIntervertebral fusion implantSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 19, 1997·660 cites·13 claims
- 0594US5720748ASpinal stabilization surgical apparatusSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 24, 1998·356 cites·6 claims
- 0691US6120506ALordotic spinal implantSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·284 cites·5 claims
- 0790US5865847ALordotic spinal implantSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·251 cites·8 claims
- 0890US5700291ALaparoscopic spinal stabilization methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 23, 1997·238 cites·2 claims
- 0988US5899908ASpinal drill tube guideSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·187 cites·1 claims
- 1088US5897593ALordotic spinal implantSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·208 cites·13 claims
- 1186US6855166B2Intevertebral implant with reduced contact area and methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·106 cites·23 claims
- 1286US5676666ACervical spine stabilization systemSPINETECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·500 cites·2 claims
- 1382US6599320B1Alignment guide assembly for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·115 cites·20 claims
- 1482US5947971ASpinal stabilization surgical apparatusSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 7, 1999·125 cites·7 claims
- 1581US6562041B1Apparatus and method for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·77 cites·20 claims
- 1680US6086595AApparatus and method for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·158 cites·20 claims
- 1780US6059790AApparatus and method for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 9, 2000·193 cites·20 claims
- 1876US6740091B2Lordotic spinal implantSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·40 cites·38 claims
- 1976US6156040AApparatus and method for spinal stablizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·125 cites·12 claims
- 2075US6165219ALordotic spinal implantSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·95 cites·13 claims
- 2172US5478342AReversible bone screw lockSPINETECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·162 cites·2 claims
- 2268US7722621B2Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·2 cites·1 claims
- 2366US5928242ALaparoscopic spinal stabilization methodSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·56 cites·1 claims
- 2463US2023320721A1Improved push-in suture anchor systemRESPONSIVE ARTHROSCOPY LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2563US2023320720A1Push-in suture anchor systemRESPONSIVE ARTHROSCOPY LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2662US7267689B2Lordotic spinal implantZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·12 cites·16 claims
- 2755US7135026B2Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 14, 2006·3 cites·13 claims
- 2852USRE42863ESpinal stabilization surgical methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 25, 2011·1 cites·23 claims
- 2951US2005131539A1Intervertebral implant with reduced contact area and methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3047US2022054122A1Large push-in suture anchorRESPONSIVE ARTHROSCOPY LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3145US2004015168A1Apparatus and method for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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