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Thomas Grotz
Also filed as: GROTZ THOMAS
16 granted patents·2,010 citations·filing 2006–2020
96Inventor score
Technology areasA61F
Files withCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC5HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP5GROTZ THOMAS4ASHLEY JOHN E1KADABA MURALI1
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16 records- 0198US8992620B2Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanismsCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·160 cites·17 claims
- 0298US7985256B2Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusionCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 26, 2011·334 cites·56 claims
- 0397US9028550B2Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusionCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·158 cites·19 claims
- 0497US8956413B2Hydraulically actuated expanding spine cage with extendable locking anchorCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 17, 2015·124 cites·14 claims
- 0597US8696751B2Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanismsASHLEY JOHN E·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 15, 2014·304 cites·26 claims
- 0697US8454695B2Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusionGROTZ THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 4, 2013·166 cites·30 claims
- 0797US8394143B2Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusionGROTZ THOMAS·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 12, 2013·178 cites·25 claims
- 0897US8070813B2Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacementGROTZ THOMAS·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·292 cites·20 claims
- 0996US9545316B2Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanismsCOALIGN INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 17, 2017·32 cites·20 claims
- 1095US9814600B2Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusionHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·29 cites·22 claims
- 1195US8435296B2Hydraulically actuated expanding spine cage with extendable locking anchorKADABA MURALI·Filed 2009·Granted May 7, 2013·178 cites·59 claims
- 1293US8480741B2Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacementGROTZ THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·47 cites·19 claims
- 1384US10610374B2Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusionHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·4 cites·17 claims
- 1484US10342673B2Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanismsHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1568US11564806B2Selectively expanding spine cage with enhanced bone graft infusionHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 31, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1664US11191647B2Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanismsHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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