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Stephen M. Howell
Also filed as: HOWELL STEPHEN · HOWELL STEPHEN M
35 granted patents·5 pending applications·3,817 citations·filing 1993–2025
98Inventor score
Files withTHINK SURGICAL INC8PARK ILWHAN6ARTHROTEK INC4BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE LLC3HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP3
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40 records- 0197US8221430B2System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigsPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·294 cites·29 claims
- 0297US5931869AApparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueARTHROTEK INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·450 cites·16 claims
- 0394US9649170B2Arthroplasty system and related methodsHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·64 cites·29 claims
- 0494US8545509B2Arthroplasty system and related methodsPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 1, 2013·113 cites·41 claims
- 0594US8480679B2Generation of a computerized bone model representative of a pre-degenerated state and useable in the design and manufacture of arthroplasty devicesPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 9, 2013·100 cites·27 claims
- 0692US10130375B2Instruments and methods in performing kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplastyZIMMER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·23 cites·11 claims
- 0792US6254605B1Tibial guideFiled 2000·Granted Jul 3, 2001·225 cites·12 claims
- 0892US5300077AMethod and instruments for ACL reconstructionARTHROTEK·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 5, 1994·375 cites·14 claims
- 0991US8968320B2System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigsPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·40 cites·13 claims
- 1091US7695503B1Method and apparatus for soft tissue attachmentBIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 13, 2010·173 cites·32 claims
- 1191US6019767ATibial guideARTHROTEK·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 1, 2000·586 cites·22 claims
- 1290US11457980B2Active robotic pin placementTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 4, 2022·10 cites·17 claims
- 1390US11344370B2Arthroplasty system and related methodsHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 31, 2022·11 cites·29 claims
- 1490US6254604B1Tibial guideARTHROTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·432 cites·6 claims
- 1589US5570706AMethod for ACL reconstructionFiled 1994·Granted Nov 5, 1996·256 cites·37 claims
- 1688US8647385B2Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueBOUCHER JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·24 cites·24 claims
- 1788US6482232B1Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueBIOMET INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·110 cites·17 claims
- 1886US5674224ABone mulch screw assembly for endosteal fixation of soft tissue grafts and method for using sameFiled 1994·Granted Oct 7, 1997·338 cites·18 claims
- 1984US8221498B2Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueBOUCHER JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·23 cites·59 claims
- 2082US10582982B2Disposable multi-purpose tool for total knee arthroplastyZIMMER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 10, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 2182US9017336B2Arthroplasty devices and related methodsPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 28, 2015·27 cites·37 claims
- 2282US7776077B2Method for soft tissue attachmentBIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 17, 2010·19 cites·22 claims
- 2378US2025255676A1Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2477US8308780B2Method for soft tissue attachmentKAISER RYAN A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·7 cites·22 claims
- 2576US12290322B2Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 2676US12161429B2Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·29 claims
- 2771US10939923B2Instruments and methods in performing kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplastyZIMMER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·1 cites·21 claims
- 2870US12220137B2Cut guide for arthroplasty proceduresTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2969US6755840B2Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueARTHROTEK INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·29 cites·19 claims
- 3065US6280472B1Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueARTHROTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·73 cites·18 claims
- 3165US2025169831A1Cut guide for arthroplasty proceduresTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3261US12178532B2Robotic alignment of a tool or pin with a virtual planeTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·28 claims
- 3360US7211111B2Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueBIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·9 cites·22 claims
- 3459US12082893B2Robotic pin placementTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·32 claims
- 3558US10194989B2Arthroplasty system and related methodsHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3655US2015320545A1Apparatus And Method For Tibial Fixation Of Soft TissueBIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3749US10582934B2Generating MRI images usable for the creation of 3D bone models employed to make customized arthroplasty jigsPARK ILWHAN·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 10, 2020·0 cites·2 claims
- 3847US9011534B2Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissueBOUCHER JAMES A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3947US2009149858A1Method And Apparatus For Forming A Bone TunnelBIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US2021244421A1Tibial resection guide deviceMEDACTA INT SA·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
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