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Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr.
Also filed as: WENSTROM JR RICHARD F · WENSTROM RICHARD F · WENSTROM RICHARD F JR
37 granted patents·3 pending applications·13,381 citations·filing 1992–2012
99Inventor score
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40 records- 0198US6814741B2Suture buttressETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 9, 2004·1.7k cites·26 claims
- 0298US6045573ASuture anchor having multiple suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 4, 2000·606 cites·20 claims
- 0397US7008451B2Expanding ligament graft fixation system and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 7, 2006·267 cites·33 claims
- 0497US6923823B1Apparatus and method for anchoring suturesFiled 2000·Granted Aug 2, 2005·254 cites·9 claims
- 0597US6620166B1Suture buttress systemETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 16, 2003·1.8k cites·40 claims
- 0696US6887271B2Expanding ligament graft fixation system and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 3, 2005·329 cites·21 claims
- 0796US6767037B2Sliding and locking surgical knotDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 27, 2004·402 cites·17 claims
- 0896US6156056ASuture buttressETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·1.9k cites·32 claims
- 0996US5217486ASuture anchor and installation toolMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 8, 1993·746 cites·36 claims
- 1095US5522845ABone anchor and bone anchor installationMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 4, 1996·609 cites·11 claims
- 1194US5899938AGraft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneSKLAR JOSEPH H·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·374 cites·52 claims
- 1291US5662658ABone anchor inserter, method for loading same, method for holding and delivering a bone anchor, and method for inserting a bone anchor in a boneMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·466 cites·20 claims
- 1390US5782866ASystem for anchoring tissue to boneETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 21, 1998·405 cites·27 claims
- 1489US6325804B1Method for fixing a graft in a bone tunnelETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·211 cites·21 claims
- 1588US6022360ASuture retrograderETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·372 cites·16 claims
- 1687US5910148ASuture retrograderMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·344 cites·26 claims
- 1787US5578057AAnchoring device installation tool assembly and methodMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 26, 1996·369 cites·16 claims
- 1886US6932841B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneFiled 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·88 cites·10 claims
- 1986US6019768ASuture anchor retriever and method for retrieving an implanted suture anchorETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·90 cites·20 claims
- 2085US6007566ASystem for anchoring tissue to boneMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·304 cites·12 claims
- 2184US5984927ADevice for sutureless attachment of soft tissue to boneETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 16, 1999·325 cites·20 claims
- 2283US7578844B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneSKLAR JOSEPH H·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·17 cites·5 claims
- 2383US6245081B1Suture buttressFiled 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·275 cites·19 claims
- 2482US6152928ALigament fixation device and methodETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·286 cites·17 claims
- 2579US8298285B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneSKLAR JOSEPH H·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 30, 2012·10 cites·7 claims
- 2679US7901456B2Expanding ligament graft fixation system methodETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 8, 2011·14 cites·5 claims
- 2777US8349010B2Expanding ligament graft fixation systemDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 8, 2013·7 cites·18 claims
- 2875US5814051ASuture anchor insertion systemMITEX SURGICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 29, 1998·226 cites·24 claims
- 2970US5800447ASuture threader assembly, suture anchor assembly, and method for threading sutureMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·133 cites·10 claims
- 3069US5906624ASuture threader assembly, suture anchor assembly, and method for threading sutureMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1998·Granted May 25, 1999·131 cites·10 claims
- 3168US8070750B2Tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery deviceWENSTROM JR RICHARD F·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 6, 2011·58 cites·18 claims
- 3268US5520696ABone anchor installation toolMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·125 cites·10 claims
- 3367US7998171B2Apparatus and method for anchoring suturesDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 16, 2011·2 cites·7 claims
- 3463US5496289ASurgical cannula systemMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·86 cites·3 claims
- 3556US5860983ABone anchor inserter, method for loading same, method for holding and delivering a bone anchor, and method for inserting a bone anchor in a boneMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·67 cites·3 claims
- 3654US2013226203A1Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneJOSEPH H SKLAR·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3744US9265519B2Tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery deviceWENSTROM JR RICHARD F·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 3843US2002019635A1Method for fixing a graft in a bone tunnelFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3943US2006074434A1Triangular handle surgical drill guideWENSTROM RICHARD F JR·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4039US5911714ASurgical cannula systemMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 15, 1999·25 cites·2 claims
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