Inventor · Cooperstown, NY, US

Mark Carol

31Patents
19h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 2, 1979 → Jul 19, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5695501A Apparatus for neurosurgical stereotactic procedures Human Necessities 352 Expired
US4955891A Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 320 Expired
US4805615A Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 302 Expired
US6325758A Method and apparatus for target position verification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 232 Expired
US5207688A Noninvasive head fixation method and apparatus Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6071288A Apparatus and method for surgical stereotactic procedures Human Necessities 219 Expired
US5411026A Method and apparatus for lesion position verification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 208 Expired
US6038283A Planning method and apparatus for radiation dosimetry Physics 157 Expired
US5622187A Method and apparatus for patient positioning for radiation therapy Human Necessities 154 Expired
US5802136A Method and apparatus for conformal radiation therapy Human Necessities 139 Expired
US6393096B1 Planning method and apparatus for radiation dosimetry Human Necessities 138 Expired
US5596619A Method and apparatus for conformal radiation therapy Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6423077B1 Apparatus and method for surgical stereotactic procedures Human Necessities 92 Expired
US5163430A Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery Human Necessities 76 Expired
US5037374A Stereotactic-guided radiation therapy system with variable-length compensating collimator Human Necessities 72 Expired
US6261300A Apparatus and method for surgical stereotactic procedures Human Necessities 70 Expired
US4827926A Flexible support arm for medical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Expired
US5242372A Tissue compensation method and apparatus Human Necessities 34 Expired
US10300308B2 System, apparatus and method for high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and/or ultrasound delivery while protecting critical structures Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US8050384B2 Delivery system for radiation therapy Human Necessities 17 Active
US4255821A Artificial heart pump Human Necessities 17 Expired
US8409070B2 Brachytherapy apparatus and method for use with minimally invasive surgeries of the lung Human Necessities 8 Active
US9409040B2 Delivery system for radiation therapy Human Necessities 2 Active
US8644452B2 Delivery system for radiation therapy Human Necessities 2 Active
US5368543A Tissue compensation apparatus Human Necessities 1 Expired

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