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Paul Alexander Torrie
Also filed as: TORRIE PAUL · TORRIE PAUL A · TORRIE PAUL ALEXANDER
102 granted patents·24 pending applications·10,588 citations·filing 1987–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSMITH & NEPHEW INC92TORRIE PAUL ALEXANDER11SMITH & NEPHEW DYONICS3BOJARSKI RAY2MINNESOTA MINING & MFG2
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126 records- 0199US7153312B1Closure device and method for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 26, 2006·449 cites·61 claims
- 0298US11684423B2Algorithm-based optimization for knee arthroplasty proceduresSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·9 cites·20 claims
- 0398US6187011B1Positioning a tibial tunnelSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 13, 2001·145 cites·17 claims
- 0498US5871493ASurgical instrument handpiece and systemSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·268 cites·80 claims
- 0597US7651509B2Methods and devices for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·517 cites·32 claims
- 0697US6746483B1Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 8, 2004·315 cites·34 claims
- 0797US6623492B1Tissue fastenerSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·394 cites·35 claims
- 0897US6533802B2Endobutton continuous loop for bone-tendon-boneSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2003·448 cites·37 claims
- 0996US10376260B2Apparatus for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 13, 2019·25 cites·15 claims
- 1096US7947006B2Hip distractionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 24, 2011·77 cites·11 claims
- 1195US10639046B2Tissue collection and delivery device and methods of use thereofSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 5, 2020·4 cites·11 claims
- 1295USRE46032EHip distractionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·29 cites·14 claims
- 1395US8512375B2Closure device and method for tissue repairTORRIE PAUL A·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 20, 2013·78 cites·13 claims
- 1495US7832401B2Hip distractionSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·66 cites·38 claims
- 1595US6358253B1Repairing cartilageSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·437 cites·19 claims
- 1694US8366744B2Apparatus for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·57 cites·15 claims
- 1794US6375658B1Cartilage graftingSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·349 cites·17 claims
- 1894US5782834ASurgical instrumentSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 21, 1998·858 cites·39 claims
- 1994US5380334ASoft tissue anchors and systems for implantationSMITH & NEPHEW DYONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·743 cites·22 claims
- 2093US9931150B2Anchor delivery systemSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 3, 2018·22 cites·19 claims
- 2193US5667513ASoft tissue anchor delivery apparatusSMITH & NEPHEW DYONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·867 cites·29 claims
- 2293US5601558ASoft tissue anchors and systems for implantationSMITH & NEPHEW ENDOSCOPY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·581 cites·20 claims
- 2392US7731750B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 8, 2010·43 cites·20 claims
- 2492US5620415ASurgical instrumentSMITH & DYONICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·804 cites·34 claims
- 2592US4733662ATissue gripping and cutting assembly for surgical instrumentMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 29, 1988·409 cites·9 claims
- 2691US9545251B2Apparatus for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 17, 2017·27 cites·10 claims
- 2791US7887551B2Soft tissue attachment and repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2011·174 cites·18 claims
- 2891US7758642B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 20, 2010·39 cites·40 claims
- 2991US7279008B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2007·223 cites·35 claims
- 3091US6146385ARepairing cartilageSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 14, 2000·378 cites·62 claims
- 3190US10687827B1Tissue collection and delivery device and methods of use thereofSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 23, 2020·2 cites·10 claims
- 3290US8834524B2Closure device and method for tissue repairSMITH & NEWPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 16, 2014·18 cites·12 claims
- 3390US7988732B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 2, 2011·35 cites·23 claims
- 3489US9295461B2Methods for tissue repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·17 cites·8 claims
- 3587US8696748B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesBOJARSKI RAYMOND A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·15 cites·8 claims
- 3687US8556916B2Method and device for suture manipulationTORRIE PAUL ALEXANDER·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 15, 2013·20 cites·10 claims
- 3786US7740657B2Soft tissue sock enhancement devicesBROWN JR CHARLES H·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·28 cites·12 claims
- 3886US7407512B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 5, 2008·74 cites·20 claims
- 3985US12262885B2Soft anchoring tissue repair assembly and systemSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 1, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 4085US12256998B2Algorithm-based optimization for knee arthroplasty proceduresSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4184US8377089B2Medical cannula assemblySMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 19, 2013·29 cites·22 claims
- 4283US10058352B2Methods and devices suitable for improved reattachment of detached cartilage to subchondral boneSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 28, 2018·23 cites·19 claims
- 4383US9456818B2Method and device for suture removalSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 4, 2016·11 cites·24 claims
- 4483US9265601B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·12 cites·25 claims
- 4583US8870897B2Method and device for suture removalSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 28, 2014·11 cites·7 claims
- 4683US6328752B1Method for positioning a surgical instrument relative to a surgical handpieceSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·116 cites·30 claims
- 4783US5968050APositioning a tibial tunnelSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·254 cites·25 claims
- 4883US5037386APressure sensing scope cannulaMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 6, 1991·194 cites·12 claims
- 4983US2025255672A1Algorithm-based optimization for knee arthroplasty proceduresSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5082US9888915B2Method and device for suture removalSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 13, 2018·10 cites·31 claims
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