Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.
45Patents
2Active
45Granted
41Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 12, 1996 → Jul 22, 2009
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6236875A | Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames | Human Necessities | 754 | Expired |
| US6470207B1 | Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging | Human Necessities | 661 | Expired |
| US6490467B1 | Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames | Human Necessities | 623 | Expired |
| US6892090B2 | Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopy | Human Necessities | 606 | Expired |
| US6434507B1 | Medical instrument and method for use with computer-assisted image guided surgery | Human Necessities | 595 | Expired |
| US6381485B1 | Registration of human anatomy integrated for electromagnetic localization | Human Necessities | 589 | Expired |
| US6920347B2 | Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systems | Human Necessities | 575 | Expired |
| US6226548A | Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation | Human Necessities | 567 | Expired |
| US6535756B1 | Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation system | Human Necessities | 550 | Expired |
| US6725080B2 | Multiple cannula image guided tool for image guided procedures | Human Necessities | 546 | Expired |
| US6348058B1 | Image guided spinal surgery guide, system, and method for use thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 527 | Expired |
| US6474341B1 | Surgical communication and power system | Human Necessities | 481 | Expired |
| US6379302B1 | Navigation information overlay onto ultrasound imagery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 459 | Expired |
| US7139601B2 | Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames | Human Necessities | 436 | Expired |
| US6340363B1 | Image guided vertebral distractor and method for tracking the position of vertebrae | Human Necessities | 373 | Expired |
| US6636757B1 | Method and apparatus for electromagnetic navigation of a surgical probe near a metal object | Human Necessities | 366 | Expired |
| US6491699B1 | Instrument guidance method and system for image guided surgery | Human Necessities | 365 | Expired |
| US7007699B2 | Surgical sensor | Human Necessities | 356 | Expired |
| US6402762B2 | System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systems | Human Necessities | 353 | Expired |
| US6669635B2 | Navigation information overlay onto ultrasound imagery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 351 | Expired |
| US6978166B2 | System for use in displaying images of a body part | Human Necessities | 347 | Expired |
| US6968224B2 | Method of detecting organ matter shift in a patient | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 346 | Expired |
| US6167145A | Bone navigation system | Physics | 337 | Expired |
| US6434415B1 | System for use in displaying images of a body part | Human Necessities | 303 | Expired |
| US6118845A | System and methods for the reduction and elimination of image artifacts in the calibration of X-ray imagers | Human Necessities | 300 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.