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Tom Francis
Also filed as: FRANCIS TOM · FRANCIS TOM J
13 granted patents·14 pending applications·355 citations·filing 2003–2023
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27 records- 0190US7927361B2Method and apparatus for removing material from an intervertebral disc space, such as in performing a nucleotomyMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 19, 2011·67 cites·17 claims
- 0287US7785350B2Load bearing flexible spinal connecting elementWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·48 cites·13 claims
- 0384US9011538B2Methods of spinal nucleus replacemenntALLARD RANDALL·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 21, 2015·31 cites·20 claims
- 0482US8231657B2Load bearing flexible spinal connecting elementECKHARDT JASON JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 31, 2012·7 cites·22 claims
- 0582US7749231B2Instruments and techniques for separating bony structuresWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 6, 2010·135 cites·17 claims
- 0680US9066816B2Spinal nucleus replacement implantsALLARD RANDALL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 30, 2015·21 cites·18 claims
- 0774US7976579B2Ratcheting nucleus replacementWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 12, 2011·11 cites·3 claims
- 0868US10251652B2Femoral and tibial cutting blocksSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 9, 2019·2 cites·33 claims
- 0964US8518113B2Intervertebral implant and methods of implantation and manufactureALLARD RANDALL N·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 27, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 1063US7637955B2Constrained artificial spinal discWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 29, 2009·24 cites·17 claims
- 1162US9640093B1Image display platform that connects to the cemetery monument vase and or its mountingSEVERSON JR HOWARD·Filed 2013·Granted May 2, 2017·2 cites·1 claims
- 1261US2024197487A1Connection mechanisms for use with orthopedic instrumentsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1360US8523874B2Instruments and techniques for separating bony structuresBONVALLET TODD C·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 1448US2008269903A1Intervertebral disc nucleus replacement implants and methodsWARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1547US2011166576A1Method and apparatus for removing material from an intervertebral disc space, such as in performing a nucleotomyMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1646US2007213641A1Constrained balloon disc sizerSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1746US2008005916A1Devices and methods for measuring parameters of intervertebral disc spaceFRANCIS TOM J·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1845US2007213642A1Device and method for measuring parameters of intradiscal spaceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1944US2007010889A1Foldable nucleus replacement deviceSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2044US2006247655A1Instrument to insert a prosthetic implantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2144US2005216092A1Constrained artificial implant for orthopaedic applicationsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2244US2006089656A1Revision instrumentsSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2344US2006247781A1ImplantSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2444US2007232905A1Unconstrained Balloon SizerFRANCIS TOM J·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2543US2006041313A1Intervertebral disc systemSDGI HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2642US2008140202A1Energy-Storing Spinal Implants and Methods of UseALLARD RANDALL NOEL·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2740US10195055B2Anterior and posterior referencing sizing guides and cutting blocks and methodsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·28 claims
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