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Thomas Zdeblick — 31 Patents

SDSdgi: 19 patents #9 of 210Top 5%
WOWarsaw Orthopedic: 9 patents #172 of 894Top 20%
DMDanek Medical: 2 patents #18 of 49Top 40%
ATAnulex Technologies: 1 patents #13 of 20Top 65%
Madison, WI: #85 of 4,527 inventorsTop 2%
Wisconsin: #954 of 40,088 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
Thomas Zdeblick has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sdgi. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in November 2013. Thomas Zdeblick ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list Thomas Zdeblick in Madison, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2013Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2003.peak 61994: 1 patents19941997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2001: 3 patents20012002: 4 patents2003: 6 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052007: 6 patents2009: 2 patents20092011: 1 patents2013: 3 patents2013

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8579909 Methods and instrument for vertebral interbody fusion J. Kenneth Burkus, Thomas V. McGahan, Steven D. DeRidder 2013-11-12
8535338 System and method for intervertebral disc bulge reduction Lawrence W. Wales, Jean-Pierre Mobasser, John E. Sherman 2013-09-17
8372149 Artifical disc implant William F. McKay 2013-02-12
7985258 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Thomas V. McGahan 2011-07-26
7621958 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Thomas V. McGahan 2009-11-24
7503934 Articular disc prosthesis for anterior-oblique insertion Lukas Eisermann, Tai Friesem, Jean-Charles LeHuec, Mingyan Liu, Jeffrey Zhang +2 more 2009-03-17
7300440 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Lawrence M. Boyd, Eddie F. Ray, III 2007-11-27
7300441 Technique and instrumentation for preparation of vertebral members Regis W. Haid, Jr., Vincent C. Traynelis, Bradley J. Coates, Greg Marik, Craig Squires +2 more 2007-11-27
7276082 Artificial spinal discs and associated implantation and revision methods Vincent C. Traynelis, Regis W. Haid, Jr., Greg Marik, Bradley J. Coats, Courtney Williams +1 more 2007-10-02
7244258 Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion J. Kenneth Burkus, Thomas V. McGahan, Steven D. DeRidder 2007-07-17
7238186 Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy Eddie F. Ray, III, Lawrence M. Boyd 2007-07-03
7179263 Methods and instruments for laparoscopic spinal surgery Thomas V. McGahan, Steven D. DeRidder 2007-02-20
6881228 Artificial disc implant William F. McKay 2005-04-19
6695851 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Thomas V. McGahan 2004-02-24
6648895 Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion J. Kenneth Burkus, Thomas V. McGahan, Steven D. DeRidder 2003-11-18
6645206 Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy Eddie F. Ray, III, Lawrence M. Boyd 2003-11-11
6613091 Spinal fusion implants and tools for insertion and revision William F. McKay, Larry Boyd, Eddie F. Ray, III, Thomas V. McGahan 2003-09-02
6595995 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Lawrence M. Boyd, Eddie F. Ray, III 2003-07-22
6533786 Anterior cervical plating system Dusty Anna Needham, Jeffrey Poyner, Harry Herkowitz 2003-03-18
6514260 Methods and instruments for laparoscopic spinal surgery Thomas V. McGahan, Steven D. DeRidder 2003-02-04
6471724 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion Thomas V. McGahan 2002-10-29
6402785 Artificial disc implant William F. McKay 2002-06-11
6383191 Laparoscopic instrument sleeve Thomas V. McGahan 2002-05-07
6375655 Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy Eddie F. Ray, III, Lawrence M. Boyd 2002-04-23
6251111 Jack for pulling a vertebral anchor B. Thomas Barker 2001-06-26