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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC
US·275 granted patents·104 pending applications·16,567 citations·filing 1990–2025
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379 records- 0199US7661881B2Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objectsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 16, 2010·303 cites·17 claims
- 0299US7366562B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 29, 2008·832 cites·26 claims
- 0398US9883843B2Apparatus and method of counterbalancing axes and maintaining a user selected position of a X-Ray scanner gantryMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·948 cites·20 claims
- 0498US7831082B2System and method for image based sensor calibrationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 9, 2010·84 cites·64 claims
- 0598US7660623B2Six degree of freedom alignment display for medical proceduresMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 9, 2010·694 cites·52 claims
- 0697US11369324B2Filter system and method for imaging a subjectMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·8 cites·6 claims
- 0797US11213357B2Selected image acquisition technique to optimize specific patient model reconstructionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 4, 2022·6 cites·19 claims
- 0897US11071507B2System and method for imaging a subjectMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 27, 2021·19 cites·23 claims
- 0997US9398886B2Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objectsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·302 cites·17 claims
- 1097US8359730B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrumentMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·274 cites·1 claims
- 1197US7971341B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrument for a surgical navigation systemMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·314 cites·21 claims
- 1297USRE42226EPercutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 15, 2011·297 cites·73 claims
- 1397USRE42194EPercutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·280 cites·73 claims
- 1497US7853305B2Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systemsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 14, 2010·391 cites·68 claims
- 1597US7835784B2Method and apparatus for positioning a reference frameMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·437 cites·61 claims
- 1697US7818044B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·353 cites·19 claims
- 1797US7697972B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 13, 2010·723 cites·60 claims
- 1896US10881371B2System and method for imaging a subjectMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·27 cites·20 claims
- 1996US8046052B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 25, 2011·195 cites·22 claims
- 2096US7974677B2Method and apparatus for preplanning a surgical procedureMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·521 cites·48 claims
- 2196US7840253B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·1.2k cites·79 claims
- 2296US7835557B2System and method for detecting status of imaging deviceMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·253 cites·30 claims
- 2396US7751865B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 6, 2010·763 cites·18 claims
- 2496US7630753B2Method and apparatus for perspective inversionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·423 cites·19 claims
- 2596US7599730B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 6, 2009·678 cites·44 claims
- 2696US7542791B2Method and apparatus for preplanning a surgical procedureMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 2, 2009·711 cites·59 claims
- 2796US7313430B2Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgeryMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 25, 2007·1.8k cites·45 claims
- 2895US11006910B2Filter system and method for imaging a subjectMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 18, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2995US10191615B2Method and apparatus for image-based navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·49 cites·23 claims
- 3095US7996064B2System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implantMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·148 cites·22 claims
- 3195US7606613B2Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imagingMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 20, 2009·389 cites·23 claims
- 3294US11769261B2Imaging systemMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·4 cites·21 claims
- 3394US11571261B2System and method for navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 7, 2023·7 cites·19 claims
- 3494US10517680B2Automatic identification of instrumentsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·17 cites·21 claims
- 3594US7835778B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigation of a multiple piece construct for implantationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2010·476 cites·81 claims
- 3693US12076172B2System and method for imagingMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 3, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 3793US11839504B2G-shaped arm imaging devices, systems, and methodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3893US11816831B2System and method for navigating and illustrating a procedureMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·3 cites·19 claims
- 3993US11357461B2G-shaped arm imaging devices, systems, and methodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 14, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 4093US11344268B2System and method for mobile imagingMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 31, 2022·18 cites·18 claims
- 4193US11138768B2System and method for artifact reduction in an imageMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·14 cites·26 claims
- 4293US9504530B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·63 cites·22 claims
- 4393US9412200B2Selected image acquisition technique to optimize patient model constructionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·12 cites·8 claims
- 4493US9311335B2Diffusion tensor imaging confidence analysisMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·19 cites·23 claims
- 4593US7881770B2Multiple cannula image guided tool for image guided proceduresMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 1, 2011·339 cites·35 claims
- 4693US7567834B2Method and apparatus for implantation between two vertebral bodiesMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 28, 2009·392 cites·63 claims
- 4792US11839433B2System for guided proceduresMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2023·40 cites·27 claims
- 4892US9724058B2Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objectsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 8, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 4992USRE46409EImage guided awl/tap/screwdriverMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·11 cites·76 claims
- 5091US11468792B2Method and apparatus for identifying an instrument location based on measuring a characteristicMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·2 cites·13 claims
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