Inventor
SMITH KURT R
US34 patents
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SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH
12 patentsUS6470207B1Oct 22, 2002
Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH916 citations99
US6340363B1Jan 22, 2002
Image guided vertebral distractor and method for tracking the position of vertebrae
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH480 citations99
US6167145ADec 26, 2000
Bone navigation system
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH437 citations99
US6118845ASep 12, 2000
System and methods for the reduction and elimination of image artifacts in the calibration of X-ray imagers
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH359 citations99
US6526415B2Feb 25, 2003
Method and apparatus for producing an accessing composite data
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH81 citations98
US6491699B1Dec 10, 2002
Instrument guidance method and system for image guided surgery
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH482 citations98
US6490467B1Dec 3, 2002
Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH764 citations98
US6236875B1May 22, 2001
Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH995 citations98
USD420132SFeb 1, 2000
Drill guide
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH112 citations97
US6253210B1Jun 26, 2001
Method and apparatus for producing and accessing composite data
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH54 citations96
USD422706SApr 11, 2000
Biopsy guide tube
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH76 citations96
US6510198B2Jan 21, 2003
System and methods for the reduction and elimination of image artifacts in the calibration of x-ray imagers
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH8 citations74
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC
3 patentsUS7996064B2Aug 9, 2011
System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implant
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC148 citations99
US7606613B2Oct 20, 2009
Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC389 citations99
US7776056B2Aug 17, 2010
Instrument guide system
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC6 citations71
UNIV ST LOUIS
3 patentsUS6434415B1Aug 13, 2002
System for use in displaying images of a body part
UNIV ST LOUIS337 citations99
US6347240B1Feb 12, 2002
System and method for use in displaying images of a body part
UNIV ST LOUIS303 citations99
US7139601B2Nov 21, 2006
Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames
UNIV ST LOUIS500 citations98
COVIDIEN LP
3 patentsUS11234765B2Feb 1, 2022
Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumens
COVIDIEN LP5 citations84
US12178506B2Dec 31, 2024
System and method for treating COPD and emphysema
COVIDIEN LP0 citations59
US11103307B2Aug 31, 2021
System and method for treating COPD and emphysema
COVIDIEN LP1 citations59