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R. Thomas Grotz
Also filed as: GROTZ R THOMAS
13 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,228 citations·filing 1998–2019
94Inventor score
Files withGROTZ R THOMAS10HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP3INNVOTEC SURGICAL INC2ULTRAORTHO INC2COALIGN INNOVATIONS INC1
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18 records- 0197US7819921B2Linearly expanding spine cage for enhanced spinal fusionCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·349 cites·5 claims
- 0296US8932355B2Spinal implant with expandable fixationGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 13, 2015·131 cites·24 claims
- 0395US7722674B1Linearly expanding spine cage for enhanced spinal fusionINNVOTEC SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·261 cites·14 claims
- 0490US9662218B2Resilient knee implant and methodsGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2014·Granted May 30, 2017·11 cites·8 claims
- 0589US8771363B2Resilient knee implant and methodsGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·29 cites·69 claims
- 0688US10004605B2Resilient knee implant and methodsGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·9 cites·9 claims
- 0782US10405988B2Spinal implant with expandable fixationHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·3 cites·13 claims
- 0880US9808345B2Resilient arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 7, 2017·16 cites·25 claims
- 0980US5968078AStabilizer for human jointsULTRAORTHO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 19, 1999·258 cites·23 claims
- 1079US9931222B2Spinal implant with expandable fixationHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·3 cites·22 claims
- 1177US9757241B2Resilient interpositional arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 12, 2017·9 cites·27 claims
- 1267US6017346AWedge for fastening tissue to boneULTRAORTHO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·149 cites·17 claims
- 1364US11202712B2Spinal implant with expandable fixationHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 21, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 1454US2008161933A1Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacementINNVOTEC SURGICAL INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1546US2016095706A1Resilient interpositional hip arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1646US2016058548A1Resilient medically inflatable interpositional arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1745US2012316645A1Resilient medically inflatable interpositional arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 1845US2013018479A1Resilient interpositional hip arthroplasty deviceGROTZ R THOMAS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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