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Stephen D. Kuslich
Also filed as: KUSLICH STEPHEN D
44 granted patents·22 pending applications·16,902 citations·filing 1989–2014
99Inventor score
Files withSPINEOLOGY INC20SPINE TECH INC9SULZER SPINE TECH INC9KUSLICH STEPHEN D7SPINEOLOGY GROUP LLC3
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66 records- 0199US5571189AExpandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segmentFiled 1994·Granted Nov 5, 1996·1.4k cites·3 claims
- 0299US5549679AExpandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segmentFiled 1995·Granted Aug 27, 1996·1.6k cites·4 claims
- 0399US5489307ASpinal stabilization surgical methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·1.3k cites·20 claims
- 0499US5059193AExpandable spinal implant and surgical methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 22, 1991·1.9k cites·29 claims
- 0598US7226481B2Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation, and supporting of boneSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·442 cites·3 claims
- 0698US7220282B2Annulus-reinforcing bandSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 22, 2007·174 cites·5 claims
- 0798US6712853B2Annulus-reinforcing bandSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·409 cites·31 claims
- 0898US5489308ASpinal implantSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·1k cites·6 claims
- 0998US5458638ANon-threaded spinal implantSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 17, 1995·970 cites·5 claims
- 1098US5015255ASpinal stabilization methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1989·Granted May 14, 1991·1.1k cites·19 claims
- 1197US5445639AIntervertebral reamer constructionSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 29, 1995·1k cites·7 claims
- 1296US5591235ASpinal fixation deviceFiled 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·685 cites·10 claims
- 1396US5062845AMethod of making an intervertebral reamerSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 5, 1991·546 cites·12 claims
- 1494US6383188B2Expandable reamerSPINEOLOGY GROUP LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 7, 2002·484 cites·14 claims
- 1594US5720748ASpinal stabilization surgical apparatusSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 24, 1998·356 cites·6 claims
- 1693US7025771B2Tool to direct bone replacement materialSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 11, 2006·219 cites·16 claims
- 1793US6056749AMethod and device for fixing and correcting spondylolisthesis anteriorlySPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 2, 2000·447 cites·22 claims
- 1892US8747475B2Annulus-reinforcing bandKUSLICH PATRICIA KACIAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·41 cites·6 claims
- 1992US8012211B2Semi-biological intervertebral disc replacement systemSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2011·56 cites·7 claims
- 2092US7056345B2Annulus-reinforcing bandSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 6, 2006·138 cites·18 claims
- 2190US5700291ALaparoscopic spinal stabilization methodSPINE TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 23, 1997·238 cites·2 claims
- 2288US5989256ABone fixation cable ferruleSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 23, 1999·422 cites·7 claims
- 2388US5899908ASpinal drill tube guideSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·187 cites·1 claims
- 2485US9526621B2Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of boneSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·13 cites·14 claims
- 2585US6620162B2Device for inserting fill material particles into body cavitiesSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·128 cites·20 claims
- 2685US6287343B1Threaded spinal implant with bone ingrowth openingsSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·170 cites·19 claims
- 2784US6391058B1Threaded spinal implant with convex trailing surfaceSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·158 cites·21 claims
- 2882US6706044B2Stacked intermedular rods for spinal fixationSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·121 cites·17 claims
- 2982US6599320B1Alignment guide assembly for spinal stabilizationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·115 cites·20 claims
- 3082US5947971ASpinal stabilization surgical apparatusSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 7, 1999·125 cites·7 claims
- 3181US6149686AThreaded spinal implant with bone ingrowth openingsSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 21, 2000·139 cites·6 claims
- 3280US6086589AMethod and device for fixing spondylolisthesis posteriorlySPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 11, 2000·267 cites·4 claims
- 3379US5895427AMethod for spinal fixationSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 20, 1999·190 cites·7 claims
- 3478USRE37479ESpinal fixation deviceSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·147 cites·14 claims
- 3575USRE42757EExpandable reamerSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 27, 2011·62 cites·43 claims
- 3674US6620169B1Tools and method for processing and injecting bone graftSPINEOLOGY GROUP LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·63 cites·4 claims
- 3769US8562613B2Method kit for treating bony defectsAHERN JAMES W·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 22, 2013·6 cites·11 claims
- 3868US7722621B2Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·2 cites·1 claims
- 3966US5928242ALaparoscopic spinal stabilization methodSULZER SPINE TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·56 cites·1 claims
- 4060US6199551B1Apparatus for establishing and maintaining a positive atmospheric pressure surgical fieldSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 13, 2001·35 cites·7 claims
- 4158US2010268231A1Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of boneSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4257US6959470B2Pigtail fastenerPIGTAIL FASTENER COMPANY·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 1, 2005·8 cites·10 claims
- 4357US2014288656A1Annulus-reinforcing bandSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4455US7135026B2Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical methodZIMMER SPINE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 14, 2006·3 cites·13 claims
- 4555US2008086133A1Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of boneSPINEOLOGY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4653US2008045952A1Annulus-reinforcing bandKUSLICH STEPHEN D·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4753US2006149379A1Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of boneSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4853US2007016214A1Tool to direct bone graftSPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4953US2010152855A1Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of boneKUSLICH STEPHEN D·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US2010256648A1Tool to Direct Bone GraftKUSLICH STEPHEN D·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
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