Inventor
BZOSTEK ANDREW
US50 patents
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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC
23 patentsUS8046052B2Oct 25, 2011
Navigation system for cardiac therapies
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC195 citations99
US7697972B2Apr 13, 2010
Navigation system for cardiac therapies
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC723 citations99
US9504530B2Nov 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
US7835557B2Nov 16, 2010
System and method for detecting status of imaging device
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC253 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
US11439317B2Sep 13, 2022
Position determination system and method
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC5 citations73
US9854991B2Jan 2, 2018
Integrated navigation array
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC6 citations73
US10765483B2Sep 8, 2020
Navigation system and method
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC3 citations72
US10722320B2Jul 28, 2020
Thermo-electric generator
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC4 citations72
US12004822B2Jun 11, 2024
System and method for determining a configuration of an expandable portion
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations63
US11478304B2Oct 25, 2022
Flexible circuit coils
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations63
US11331001B2May 17, 2022
Navigation field distortion detection
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations63
US12268453B2Apr 8, 2025
Navigation system and method
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US12133723B2Nov 5, 2024
Position determination system and method
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11684451B2Jun 27, 2023
Thermo-electric generator
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11660146B2May 30, 2023
Navigation system and method
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations62
US11564747B2Jan 31, 2023
Navigation system and method
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
US12193783B2Jan 14, 2025
Navigation and local thermometry
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations55
US11172821B2Nov 16, 2021
Navigation and local thermometry
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC0 citations55
HARTMANN STEVEN L
6 patentsUS8644907B2Feb 4, 2014
Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
HARTMANN STEVEN L539 citations99
US8175681B2May 8, 2012
Combination of electromagnetic and electropotential localization
HARTMANN STEVEN L116 citations98
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
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC
4 patentsUS9226689B2Jan 5, 2016
Flexible circuit sheet
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC271 citations97
US9226688B2Jan 5, 2016
Flexible circuit assemblies
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC53 citations94
US9232985B2Jan 12, 2016
Navigating a surgical instrument
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC20 citations92
US10568699B2Feb 25, 2020
Navigating a surgical instrument
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC1 citations72
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