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Picker International, Inc.

546Patents
0Active
546Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 1979 → Mar 21, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4791934A Computer tomography assisted stereotactic surgery system and method Human Necessities 789 Expired
US5987960A Tool calibrator Human Necessities 554 Expired
US6314311A Movable mirror laser registration system Human Necessities 393 Expired
US6031888A Fluoro-assist feature for a diagnostic imaging device Human Necessities 376 Expired
US5303148A Voice actuated volume image controller and display controller Physics 331 Expired
US5371778A Concurrent display and adjustment of 3D projection, coronal slice, sagittal slice, and transverse slice images Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 312 Expired
US5682890A Magnetic resonance stereotactic surgery with exoskeleton tissue stabilization Human Necessities 310 Expired
US6149592A Integrated fluoroscopic projection image data, volumetric image data, and surgical device position data Human Necessities 300 Expired
US5079699A Quick three-dimensional display Physics 271 Expired
US5904691A Trackable guide block Human Necessities 266 Expired
US5980535A Apparatus for anatomical tracking Human Necessities 261 Expired
US5237311A Hingedly supported integrated trackball and selection device Physics 215 Expired
US5323776A MRI compatible pulse oximetry system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US5734384A Cross-referenced sectioning and reprojection of diagnostic image volumes Physics 193 Expired
US5999837A Localizing and orienting probe for view devices Human Necessities 187 Expired
US4845771A Exposure monitoring in radiation imaging Electricity 154 Expired
US4709382A Imaging with focused curved radiation detectors Human Necessities 145 Expired
US4625731A Ultrasonic image display mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 141 Expired
US4933670A Multi-axis trackball Physics 140 Expired
US5170347A System to reformat images for three-dimensional display using unique spatial encoding and non-planar bisectioning Physics 137 Expired
US6041097A Method and apparatus for acquiring volumetric image data using flat panel matrix image receptor Human Necessities 134 Expired
US6205347A Separate and combined multi-modality diagnostic imaging system Human Necessities 133 Expired
US5209233A Temperature sensing and control system for cardiac monitoring electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Expired
US6171240A MRI RF catheter coil Physics 125 Expired
US4817123A Digital radiography detector resolution improvement Human Necessities 125 Expired

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