Inventor · Kingston, ON, CA

Gabor Fichtinger

20Patents
9h-index
48Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 2001 → Jun 19, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8244327B2 Apparatus for insertion of a medical device during a medical imaging process Human Necessities 59 Active
US7494494B2 Controllable motorized device for percutaneous needle placement in soft tissue target and methods and systems related thereto Human Necessities 48 Expired
US8521257B2 Apparatus for insertion of a medical device within a body during a medical imaging process Human Necessities 38 Active
US8706186B2 Apparatus for insertion of a medical device during a medical imaging process Human Necessities 31 Active
US9282944B2 C-arm pose estimation using intensity-based registration of imaging modalities Physics 30 Active
US7901357B2 Robotic 5-dimensional ultrasound Human Necessities 30 Active
US8948471B2 Image registration of multiple medical imaging modalities using a multiple degree-of-freedom-encoded fiducial device Human Necessities 15 Active
US9743912B2 Automated intraoperative ultrasound calibration Human Necessities 13 Active
US8605964B2 Marker localization using intensity-based registration of imaging modalities Physics 9 Active
US7867167B2 Ultrasound calibration and real-time quality assurance based on closed form formulation Human Necessities 9 Active
US7477927B2 System and method for laser based computed tomography and magnetic resonance registration Human Necessities 5 Active
US8559685B2 Robust and accurate freehand 3D ultrasound Physics 4 Active
US9008279B2 C-arm rotation encoding methods and apparatus Human Necessities 3 Active
US10285760B2 Methods and apparatus for improved electromagnetic tracking and localization Human Necessities 3 Active
US9588195B2 Apparatus for insertion of a medical device during a medical imaging process Human Necessities 2 Active
US9968280B2 Method for insertion of a medical device within a body during a medical imaging process Human Necessities 2 Active
US11007015B2 Apparatus and method for tracking a volume in a three-dimensional space Human Necessities 1 Active
US11756689B2 Proficiency assessment system and method for deep brain stimulation (DBS) Human Necessities 0 Active
US11456165B2 Spatio-temporal localization for mass spectrometry sample analysis Electricity 0 Active
US11026750B2 Real-time surgical navigation Human Necessities 0 Active

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