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Thomas B. Buford
Also filed as: BUFORD III THOMAS · BUFORD III THOMAS B · BUFORD THOMAS B
27 granted patents·6 pending applications·475 citations·filing 1990–2025
96Inventor score
Files withNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC23Active Implants LLC5SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC2ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORP1INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC1
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33 records- 0193US10617453B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 14, 2020·23 cites·24 claims
- 0293US10314619B2Remotely adjustable interactive bone reshaping implantNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 11, 2019·14 cites·30 claims
- 0387US11357547B2Remotely adjustable interactive bone reshaping implantNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 0486US2025345055A1Noninvasively adjustable suture anchorsNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0585US12295630B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 0685US2025268635A1Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0784US12329374B2Noninvasively adjustable suture anchorsNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 0884US10918425B2System and methods for bone transportNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 0984US2025339186A1Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1083US10751094B2Adjustable spinal implantNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2020·14 cites·14 claims
- 1182US5047058ASystem of inserts for the tibial component of a knee prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 10, 1991·196 cites·15 claims
- 1278US12357352B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1377US12226127B2Remotely adjustable interactive implantable deviceNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1477US11957592B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresActive Implants LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 16, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 1577US11871971B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1677US10226242B2Noninvasively adjustable suture anchorsNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 12, 2019·5 cites·12 claims
- 1777US10130405B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 20, 2018·6 cites·17 claims
- 1876US11213330B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 4, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1976US11191579B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 2076US9381089B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresActive Implants LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·6 cites·4 claims
- 2176US2025177008A1Remotely adjustable interactive implantable deviceNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2275US11766252B2Noninvasively adjustable suture anchorsNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2373US5405398AProsthetic knee with posterior stabilized femoral componentINTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·135 cites·16 claims
- 2470US11439510B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresActive Implants LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·7 claims
- 2567US11596456B2Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the kneeNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2665US11576702B2Adjustable spinal implantNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 2765US11090039B2Noninvasively adjustable suture anchorsNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2861US2021113247A1System and methods for bone transportNUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2960US10736749B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresActive Implants LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
- 3058US10092408B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresActive Implants LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 9, 2018·0 cites·8 claims
- 3156US9795488B2Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration or radiopaque featuresACTIVE IMPLANTS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 3250US5067956AApparatus for fastening a medical implantSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 26, 1991·63 cites·9 claims
- 3337US2011295255A1Proximal femur fixation apparatus, systems and methods with angled elongate elementsROBERTS JEFFREY·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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