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Thomas C. May
Also filed as: MAY THOMAS · MAY THOMAS C
31 granted patents·6 pending applications·4,359 citations·filing 1996–2017
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37 records- 0197US6293961B2Suture locking deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 25, 2001·580 cites·11 claims
- 0296US6432123B2Suture locking deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 13, 2002·471 cites·10 claims
- 0395US6319271B1Suture locking deviceDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·575 cites·9 claims
- 0493US7846181B2Suture locking deviceDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·68 cites·3 claims
- 0593US7390332B2Methods and devices for repairing tissueDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·356 cites·19 claims
- 0692US6306159B1Meniscal repair deviceDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·636 cites·31 claims
- 0790US6884249B2Surgical knot pusher and method of useDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 26, 2005·240 cites·5 claims
- 0889US7033380B2Suture locking deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 25, 2006·146 cites·5 claims
- 0986US9345467B2Anchor assemblyLUNN RICHARD·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2016·38 cites·28 claims
- 1086US8075574B2Surgical knot pusher and method of useMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 13, 2011·167 cites·13 claims
- 1186US5922028AMulti-layered SIS tissue graft construct for replacement of cartilaginous elements in situDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·210 cites·4 claims
- 1283US6176880B1Tissue graft construct for replacement of cartilaginous structuresDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 23, 2001·235 cites·5 claims
- 1380US8864687B2Method and apparatus for restoring articular cartilageMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·11 cites·7 claims
- 1479US9241783B2Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis repairTRENHAILE SCOTT·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 26, 2016·20 cites·6 claims
- 1578US9687224B2Anchor assemblySMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·2 cites·5 claims
- 1678US8323315B2Suture locking deviceSCHWARTZ HERBERT E·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 4, 2012·12 cites·6 claims
- 1778US6793676B2Method of reconstructing a jointDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 21, 2004·57 cites·6 claims
- 1877US10159477B2Anchor assemblySMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·2 cites·64 claims
- 1977US5788625AMethod of making reconstructive SIS structure for cartilaginous elements in situDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·169 cites·11 claims
- 2076US8696704B2Methods and devices for repairing tissueSELVITELLI DAVID M·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 15, 2014·16 cites·7 claims
- 2174US9770324B2Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis repairSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 26, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 2274US7300439B2Porous resorbable graft fixation pinDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·65 cites·30 claims
- 2372US7458975B2Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the kneeJOHNSON & JOHNSON·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 2, 2008·60 cites·6 claims
- 2470US7527648B2Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the kneeMITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS DIV OF·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·27 cites·7 claims
- 2569US6866673B2Suture manipulating and/or cutting implementFiled 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·63 cites·19 claims
- 2668US7032599B2Method of replacing an anterior cruciate ligament in the kneeMITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS DIV OF·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·38 cites·3 claims
- 2762US8721653B2Implantable cross-pin for anterior cruciate ligament repairMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 2862US7491206B2Adjustable drill guide assembly and method of useETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 17, 2009·26 cites·16 claims
- 2962US6659945B2Self retaining retractor ringDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·39 cites·18 claims
- 3059US8088128B2Implantable cross-pin for anterior cruciate ligament repairMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 3, 2012·17 cites·5 claims
- 3156US8512374B2Soft tissue locking deviceSCHWARTZ HERBERT E·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 20, 2013·9 cites·16 claims
- 3255US2015164486A1Method and apparatus for restoring articular cartilagePROCHON BIOTECH LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3353US2017296156A1Method and apparatus for restoring articular cartilagePROCHON BIOTECH LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3450US2009275963A1High-Strength Suture With Absorbable ComponentsMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3549US2015342604A1Soft tissue graft preparation devices and methodsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2008009904A1Soft Tissue FixationBOURQUE BARNARD J·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US2010249802A1Soft Tissue Graft Preparation Devices and MethodsMAY THOMAS C·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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