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HARTMANN STEVEN L
US49 patents
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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC
16 patentsUS9504530B2Nov 29, 2016
Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC63 citations98
US10191615B2Jan 29, 2019
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC49 citations96
US9717442B2Aug 1, 2017
Method and system for navigating an instrument
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC9 citations84
US10838577B2Nov 17, 2020
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC4 citations83
US10806521B2Oct 20, 2020
Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methods
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC6 citations83
US9480415B2Nov 1, 2016
Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methods
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC10 citations83
US10070802B2Sep 11, 2018
Methods and apparatus for electromagnetic navigation of a magnetic stimulation probe
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC3 citations73
US11331150B2May 17, 2022
Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC5 citations72
US11096605B2Aug 24, 2021
Modular coil assembly
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC3 citations72
US11331001B2May 17, 2022
Navigation field distortion detection
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations63
US12472031B2Nov 18, 2025
Automatic identification of tracked surgical devices using an electromagnetic localization system
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US12357191B2Jul 15, 2025
Modular coil assembly
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11950853B2Apr 9, 2024
Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methods
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11284943B2Mar 29, 2022
System and method for navigated drill guide
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US10939053B2Mar 2, 2021
System and method for radio-frequency imaging, registration, and localization
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11779399B2Oct 10, 2023
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations61
HARTMANN STEVEN L
13 patentsUS8644907B2Feb 4, 2014
Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L539 citations99
US9737235B2Aug 22, 2017
System and method for image-guided navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L110 citations98
US8238631B2Aug 7, 2012
System and method for automatic registration between an image and a subject
HARTMANN STEVEN L128 citations98
US8175681B2May 8, 2012
Combination of electromagnetic and electropotential localization
HARTMANN STEVEN L116 citations98
US8737708B2May 27, 2014
System and method for automatic registration between an image and a subject
HARTMANN STEVEN L151 citations97
US9265589B2Feb 23, 2016
System and method for navigated drill guide
HARTMANN STEVEN L21 citations92
US8644570B2Feb 4, 2014
System and method for automatic registration between an image and a subject
HARTMANN STEVEN L18 citations92
US9974501B2May 22, 2018
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L14 citations84
US8731641B2May 20, 2014
Combination of electromagnetic and electropotential localization
HARTMANN STEVEN L12 citations84
US10617374B2Apr 14, 2020
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L5 citations73
US10492868B2Dec 3, 2019
Method and apparatus for image-based navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L4 citations73
US10039613B2Aug 7, 2018
Method for localizing an imaging device with a surgical navigation system
HARTMANN STEVEN L2 citations73
US9579161B2Feb 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for tracking a patient
HARTMANN STEVEN L2 citations70
KALPIN SCOTT L
4 patentsUS8483802B2Jul 9, 2013
Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device
KALPIN SCOTT L23 citations92
US8475407B2Jul 2, 2013
Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device
KALPIN SCOTT L17 citations92
US9339601B2May 17, 2016
Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device
KALPIN SCOTT L7 citations83
US9216257B2Dec 22, 2015
Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device
KALPIN SCOTT L7 citations83