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DEPUY INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    63
About

DEPUY INC has a total of 63 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1965. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and materials and metallurgy are FERREE BRET A, INTEK TECHNOLOGY L L C and TORNIER SA.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing DEPUY INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Kelman David C 16
#2 Goble E Marlowe 12
#3 Lower Jerry L 11
#4 Mcnulty Donald E 9
#5 Smith Todd S 8
#6 Engelhardt John A 8
#7 Ondrla Jeffrey M 7
#8 Rockwood Charles A 5
#9 Bolesky Richard C 5
#10 Anderson Daniel L 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5873848A Orthopedic brace
US5613971A Ratcheting tibial and femoral guide
US5643320A Soft tissue anchor and method
TW335351B Orthopaedic appliance, absorbable orthopaedic appliance, and method for forming an orthopaedic appliance
US5671695A Replacement ligament graft passer and method
US5568865A Surgical cable packaging apparatus
US5536271A Patella reaming system
US5507772A Cleanable, inspectable, and replaceable surgical instrument
AU6829294A Orthopedic device
US5360452A Enhanced fixation system for a prosthetic implant
US5409490A Shoulder separation reconstruction
US5388274A Power belt for heavy lifting
US5368881A Prosthesis with highly convoluted surface
US5354300A Drill guide apparatus for installing a transverse pin
US5350380A Method for securing a ligament replacement in a bone
US5397356A Pin for securing a replacement ligament to a bone
US5370693A Orthopedic implant augmentation and stabilization device
WO9405212A1 Method and apparatus for installing a femoral component
CA2144173A1 Bone cutting apparatus and method
US5445642A Method for installing a femoral component