J. Michael Fitzpatrick
21Patents
17h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 5, 1989 → Jun 24, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6560354B1 | Apparatus and method for registration of images to physical space using a weighted combination of points and surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 439 | Expired |
| US5551429A | Method for relating the data of an image space to physical space | Physics | 277 | Expired |
| US5799099A | Automatic technique for localizing externally attached fiducial markers in volume images of the head | Physics | 273 | Expired |
| US5769789A | Automatic technique for localizing externally attached fiducial markers in volume images of the head | Physics | 247 | Expired |
| US5730130A | Localization cap for fiducial markers | Physics | 198 | Expired |
| US5984930A | Biopsy guide | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| US7167760B2 | Apparatus and methods of optimal placement of deep brain stimulator | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US7794469B2 | Adjustable universal surgical platform | Human Necessities | 85 | Active |
| US5916164A | Localization cap for fiducial markers | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US5099208A | Method for magnetic resonance imaging and related apparatus | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US6333971A | Fiducial marker | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US6052477A | Automatic technique for localizing externally attached fiducial markers in volume images of the head | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US7899512B2 | System and method for surgical instrument disablement via image-guided position feedback | Human Necessities | 51 | Active |
| US6073044A | Method for determining the location in physical space of a point of fiducial marker that is selectively detachable to a base | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US8886331B2 | Apparatus and methods for percutaneous cochlear implantation | Human Necessities | 32 | Active |
| US8414597B2 | Apparatus for supporting an adjustable surgical platform | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US7646899B2 | Apparatus and methods of determining marker orientation in fiducial registration | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7981122B2 | Adjustable surgical platform and surgical instrument using same | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US8380288B2 | System and methods of using image-guidance for providing an access to a cochlear of a living subject | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8771290B2 | Microstereotactic table | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US8231636B2 | Anchor driver with assured seating | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.