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Examiner: Roberts, Edward L.


Primary examiner statistics: 2776 patents; average approval time: 700 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 346 patents; average approval time: 640 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7198627 Spinal fixation device and method
7195593 Ligament retractor assembly
7192447 Intervertebral implant
7192432 Surgical drill guide
7192431 Cartilage grafting
7189236 Vertebral arthrodesis equipment
7189243 Orthopaedic fixation pin extraction
7189238 Soft tissue anchor
7188626 Instruments and methods for stabilization of bony structures
7186215 Lifting tool for surgical retractors
7186261 Medical forceps
7186254 Methods and apparatus for promoting fusion of vertebrae
7186257 Auxiliary apparatus for inserting a pin into a broken bone
7186267 Porous and/or polycrystalline silicon orthopaedic implant
7182765 Bone fixation system
7182729 Surgical retractor with removable scissor arms
7182784 Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasio...
7182785 Mandibular bone transport reconstruction plate
7182767 Navigated lateral/medial femoral resection guide
7182787 Trapezium or trapezometacarpal implant
7179259 Instrument assembly for lateral implant
7179299 Osteoimplant and method for making same
7179275 Vein filter
7179261 Percutaneous access devices and bone anchor assemblies
7179296 Partially constrained ball and socket
7179264 Cemented prosthetic kit
7175633 Orthopedic implant insertion instruments
7175626 Dynamic compression device and driving tool
7175662 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis
7175591 Treatment of vault prolapse
7175630 Bone cutting template and method of use
7175624 Bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly
7175665 Universal tibial augment
7175625 Soft tissue anchor and method of using same
7175664 Prosthetic having a modular soft tissue fixation mechanism
7175622 Spinal rod system
7175632 Cross-pin graft fixation instruments and method
7172627 Stabilized interbody fusion system for vertebrae
7172619 Single operator stenting system
7172597 Provisional orthopedic implant and recutting instrument guide

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6533789 Device for rotational stabilization of bone segments
6530378 Liquid-reservoir hairbrush system
6458136 Orthopaedic instrument for sizing implant sites and for pressuriz...
6432126 Flexible vascular inducing implants
6416537 Multi-stage prosthesis
6412495 Method of forming a page boy hairstyle
6409743 Devices and methods for securing sutures and ligatures without kn...
6406498 Bioactive, bioabsorbable surgical composite material
6402760 Device for causing the release of an object, particularly a prost...
6383195 Laparoscopic specimen removal apparatus
6383189 Driver tool for bone distractor with shaft extension
6371972 Vaso-occlusive member assembly with multiple detaching points
6357450 Hair dye applicator
6348054 Stapling method for fastening a first bone segment to a second bo...
6336933 Endovascular device for application of prosthesis with sutures
6331183 Basket filter
6328748 Device and method for setting stereotactic and endoscopically pla...
6328739 Enhanced spine fixation apparatus
6322573 Electric tongue cleaner
6322566 Intraoral distractor for callus distraction in the lower jaw
6319252 System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
6319270 Headed bioabsorbable tissue anchor
6315790 Radiopaque marker bands
6315783 Surgical head support
6315797 Artificial intervertebral disc
6312449 Pacifier retaining device
6312431 Vertebrae linking system
6312433 Deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus and method
6311697 Hair styling device
6312435 Surgical instrument with extended reach for use in minimally inva...
6309390 Device for backbone osteosynthesis with offset intervertebral fix...
6309397 Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods
6309389 Ring for an angulation osteosynthesis device and osteosynthesis d...
6309394 Bone cutting and breaking apparatus, and miniaturized cutting hea...
6306143 Distraction osteogenesis fixture
6306148 Epilation device
6302889 Surgical cerclage band
6302119 Low odor permanent waving compositions containing a disulfide
6302120 Cosmetic case
6302897 Device for deploying medical textiles
 
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