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MediGuide Ltd.

51Patents
44Active
51Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 18, 1999 → Nov 29, 2017 · 16 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6233476A Medical positioning system Human Necessities 1,395 Expired
US7197354B2 System for determining the position and orientation of a catheter Human Necessities 536 Expired
US7386339B2 Medical imaging and navigation system Human Necessities 485 Expired
US7343195B2 Method and apparatus for real time quantitative three-dimensional image reconstruction of a moving organ and intra-body navigation Human Necessities 348 Expired
US7881767B2 Method and system for registering a medical situation associated with a first coordinate system, in a second coordinate system using an MPS system Physics 227 Active
US7505809B2 Method and system for registering a first image with a second image relative to the body of a patient Physics 207 Expired
US7881769B2 Method and system for mounting an MPS sensor on a catheter Human Necessities 156 Expired
US7397935B2 Method for segmentation of IVUS image sequences Physics 149 Expired
US7773792B2 Method for segmentation of IVUS image sequences Physics 104 Active
US7697973B2 Medical imaging and navigation system Human Necessities 95 Active
US8442618B2 Method and system for delivering a medical device to a selected position within a lumen Human Necessities 93 Active
US7811294B2 Automatic guidewire maneuvering system and method Human Necessities 81 Active
US8055327B2 Automatic guidewire maneuvering system and method Human Necessities 72 Active
US7778688B2 System and method for delivering a stent to a selected position within a lumen Human Necessities 60 Active
US9111175B2 Method and a system for registering a 3D pre-acquired image coordinate system with a medical positioning system coordinate system and with a 2D image coordinate system Physics 53 Active
US8862204B2 Reducing mechanical stress on conductors and connection points in a position determinable interventional medical device Human Necessities 52 Active
US8131344B2 Method and system for registering a medical situation associated with a first coordinate system, in a second coordinate system using an MPS system Physics 49 Active
US8343076B2 Sensor mounted flexible guidewire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US7840252B2 Method and system for determining a three dimensional representation of a tubular organ Physics 35 Active
US8712129B2 Method and a system for registering a 3D pre-acquired image coordinates system with a medical positioning system coordinate system and with a 2D image coordinate system Physics 31 Active
US8238625B2 Method and a system for registering a 3D pre acquired image coordinates system with a medical positioning system coordinate system and with a 2D image coordinate system Physics 30 Active
US9833167B2 Method and system for superimposing virtual anatomical landmarks on an image Human Necessities 27 Active
US8764683B2 Medical device guidewire with a position sensor Human Necessities 19 Active
US8332013B2 System and method for delivering a stent to a selected position within a lumen Human Necessities 15 Active
US9326702B2 Medical device navigation system Human Necessities 14 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.