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Nicholas S. Ritchey
Also filed as: RITCHEY NICHOLAS · RITCHEY NICHOLAS S
32 granted patents·9 pending applications·254 citations·filing 2006–2025
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41 records- 0191US8623023B2Targeting an orthopaedic implant landmarkRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·58 cites·20 claims
- 0289US8945147B2System and method for identifying a landmarkRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 3, 2015·34 cites·28 claims
- 0388US11534213B2Bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 0487US9585722B2Targeting an orthopaedic implant landmarkSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 0584US8784425B2Systems and methods for identifying landmarks on orthopedic implantsRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 22, 2014·42 cites·22 claims
- 0683US8689801B2Targeting orthopaedic device landmarksRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 8, 2014·21 cites·12 claims
- 0780US9031637B2Targeting an orthopaedic implant landmarkRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2010·Granted May 12, 2015·11 cites·28 claims
- 0879US11160628B2Medical implant delivery system and method and an implant having a detachable marking sectionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 2, 2021·2 cites·9 claims
- 0977US10993750B2Bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 4, 2021·3 cites·14 claims
- 1077US9763598B2System and method for identifying a landmarkSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 1177US8257361B2Instrument for fracture fragment alignment and stabilizationRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 4, 2012·14 cites·48 claims
- 1277US2024261004A1Bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1375US8715283B2Fracture fixation deviceBRUMFIELD DAVID L·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2014·15 cites·16 claims
- 1475US2025359903A1Bone plate with length adjusting elongate hole, and corresponding methods of useSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1574US11974787B2Bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 1672US8628531B2Assemblies for the reduction of a fractureRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 14, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 1772US2025359905A1Targeting system for a periprosthetic bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1871US11446106B2Medical implant delivery system and method and an implant having a detachable marking sectionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1971US9192399B2System and method for identifying a landmarkSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·3 cites·7 claims
- 2070US9855081B2Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronicsJANNA SIED W·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 2, 2018·3 cites·19 claims
- 2169US9539037B2Orthopaedic implantsJANNA SIED W·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 10, 2017·6 cites·34 claims
- 2269US9301767B2Instrument for fracture fragment alignment and stabilizationRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·28 claims
- 2368US8739801B2System and method for identifying a landmarkRAINS JAMES K·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 3, 2014·7 cites·33 claims
- 2467US2024390044A1Orthopedic implant with improved variable angle locking mechanismSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2566US9220514B2System and method for identifying a landmarkRAINS JAMES K·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 29, 2015·6 cites·36 claims
- 2664US12402925B2Targeting system for a periprosthetic bone plateSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 2764US10869700B2Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronicsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2864US9775649B2System and method for identifying a landmarkRAINS JAMES K·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 3, 2017·2 cites·34 claims
- 2964US8628532B2Assemblies and methods for the reduction of a fractureRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·2 cites·32 claims
- 3060US12402922B2Bone plate with length adjusting elongate hole, and corresponding methods of useSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 3160US10258392B2Fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic device having embedded electronicsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 3259US8704124B2Low temperature encapsulate weldingWILSON DARREN JAMES·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 22, 2014·2 cites·31 claims
- 3358US11642156B2Bone reduction instrument, system, and methodSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 9, 2023·0 cites·25 claims
- 3455USD704841SLandmark identifier for targeting an orthopaedic implantSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·0 cites·1 claims
- 3555US2016249995A1Medical Implant Delivery System and Method and an Implant Having a Detachable Marking SectionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3653US2016166264A1Instrument for fracture fragment alignment and stabilizationSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US12070253B2Orthopedic implant with improved variable angle locking mechanismSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3850US2024382241A1Variable fixation bone platesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US2008249580A1Methods and Instruments of Reducing a FractureSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4039US2012035468A1System and method for identifying a landmarkRITCHEY NICHOLAS S·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4131USD674093SLandmark identifier for targeting a landmark of an orthopaedic implantSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1 cites·1 claims
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