Inventor · Erie, CO, US

Brad Jacobsen

58Patents
10h-index
42Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 10, 2009 → Dec 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8644907B2 Method and apparatus for surgical navigation Human Necessities 436 Active
US9226689B2 Flexible circuit sheet Electricity 255 Active
US8504139B2 Navigating a surgical instrument Human Necessities 70 Active
US9504530B2 Method and apparatus for surgical navigation Human Necessities 53 Active
US9226688B2 Flexible circuit assemblies Human Necessities 43 Active
US8483802B2 Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device Human Necessities 19 Active
US9232985B2 Navigating a surgical instrument Human Necessities 17 Active
US8475407B2 Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device Human Necessities 16 Active
US9226800B2 Navigated malleable surgical instrument Human Necessities 14 Active
US8961535B2 Method and apparatus for securing a guide tube Human Necessities 11 Active
US9974501B2 Method and apparatus for image-based navigation Human Necessities 10 Active
US9480415B2 Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9113812B2 Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9216257B2 Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9339601B2 Method and apparatus for guiding an external needle to an implantable device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9717442B2 Method and system for navigating an instrument Human Necessities 6 Active
US10617374B2 Method and apparatus for image-based navigation Human Necessities 5 Active
US9980745B2 Method and apparatus for securing a guide tube Human Necessities 5 Active
US10806521B2 Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9854991B2 Integrated navigation array Human Necessities 4 Active
US10226193B2 Wireless pressure measurement and monitoring for shunts Human Necessities 4 Active
US10765483B2 Navigation system and method Human Necessities 3 Active
US10492868B2 Method and apparatus for image-based navigation Human Necessities 3 Active
US10751132B2 Cochlear implant localization system Human Necessities 2 Active
US10773082B2 Cochlear implant localization system Human Necessities 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.