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Paul Kessman
Also filed as: KESSMAN PAUL · MCCOID SHERI
37 granted patents·6 pending applications·10,364 citations·filing 1999–2025
99Inventor score
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43 records- 0199US7366562B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 29, 2008·832 cites·26 claims
- 0297US8644907B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·539 cites·26 claims
- 0397US8549732B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrumentBURG BRUCE M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·296 cites·23 claims
- 0497US8359730B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrumentMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·274 cites·1 claims
- 0597US7971341B2Method 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
- 0697US7818044B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·353 cites·19 claims
- 0797US6892090B2Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopySURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·765 cites·26 claims
- 0896US8057407B2Surgical sensorMARTINELLI MICHAEL A·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 15, 2011·303 cites·29 claims
- 0996US6402762B2System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systemsSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 11, 2002·465 cites·34 claims
- 1096US6381485B1Registration of human anatomy integrated for electromagnetic localizationSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·848 cites·21 claims
- 1195US7007699B2Surgical sensorSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·424 cites·57 claims
- 1295US6636757B1Method and apparatus for electromagnetic navigation of a surgical probe near a metal objectSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·486 cites·55 claims
- 1395US6474341B1Surgical communication and power systemSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·714 cites·20 claims
- 1494US6968224B2Method of detecting organ matter shift in a patientSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 22, 2005·419 cites·51 claims
- 1594US6669635B2Navigation information overlay onto ultrasound imagerySURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·427 cites·17 claims
- 1694US6499488B1Surgical sensorWINCHESTER DEV ASSOCIATES·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 31, 2002·701 cites·26 claims
- 1794US6493573B1Method and system for navigating a catheter probe in the presence of field-influencing objectsWINCHESTER DEV ASSOCIATES·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·462 cites·57 claims
- 1893US9504530B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·63 cites·22 claims
- 1993US8320991B2Portable electromagnetic navigation systemJASCOB BRADLEY A·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 27, 2012·275 cites·42 claims
- 2093US6379302B1Navigation information overlay onto ultrasound imagerySURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·604 cites·14 claims
- 2189US10512522B2Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopyMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 24, 2019·7 cites·25 claims
- 2289US6235038B1System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systemsMEDTRONIC SURGICAL NAVIGATION·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·423 cites·19 claims
- 2385US9427168B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification, characterization, and treatment of rotors associated with fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·4 cites·24 claims
- 2485US7657300B2Registration of human anatomy integrated for electromagnetic localizationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 2, 2010·126 cites·52 claims
- 2584US9763588B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification, characterization, and treatment of rotors associated with fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2683US7797032B2Method and system for navigating a catheter probe in the presence of field-influencing objectsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2010·118 cites·43 claims
- 2782US9078583B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification and characterization of rotors associated with atrial fibrillationCARDIONXT INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·17 cites·14 claims
- 2881US8290572B2Method and system for navigating a catheter probe in the presence of field-influencing objectsMARTINELLI MICHAEL A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 16, 2012·11 cites·22 claims
- 2979US9498143B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification and characterization of rotors associated with atrial fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·3 cites·19 claims
- 3078US8074662B2Surgical communication and power systemHUNTER MARK W·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 13, 2011·15 cites·34 claims
- 3177US10143393B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification, characterization, and treatment of rotors associated with fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 3275US9675424B2Method for calibrating a navigation systemJASCOB BRADLEY·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 13, 2017·15 cites·44 claims
- 3375US8548565B2Registration of human anatomy integrated for electromagnetic localizationHUNTER MARK W·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 3473US7152608B2Surgical communication and power systemSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 26, 2006·50 cites·60 claims
- 3570US9955893B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification and characterization of rotors associated with atrial fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3667US11426254B2Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopyMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 3765US2019307346A1Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification, characterization, and treatment of rotors associated with fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3863US2025387068A1Apparatus and method for measuring and applying high voltage through a matrix of wires and conductive elementsCARDIONXT INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3959US10588532B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for identification and characterization of rotors associated with atrial fibrillationAFTX INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4050US2005143651A1Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopyFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4144US2004116803A1Method and apparatus for electromagnetic navigation of a surgical probe near a metal objectFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4241US2019000339A1Systems, apparatus, and methods for electro-anatomical mapping of a catheter with electrode contact assessment and rotor projectionCARDIONXT INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4336US2015320515A1System and methods for using body surface cardiac electrogram information combined with internal information to deliver therapyCARDIONXT INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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