Rainer Birkenbach
34Patents
18h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 7, 1998 → Aug 30, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6527443B1 | Process and apparatus for image guided treatment with an integration of X-ray detection and navigation system | Human Necessities | 393 | Expired |
| US6640128B2 | Method and device for the navigation-assisted dental treatment | Human Necessities | 336 | Expired |
| US7993353B2 | Medical tracking system with universal interface | Human Necessities | 282 | Active |
| US6424856B1 | Method for the localization of targeted treatment areas in soft body parts | Human Necessities | 248 | Expired |
| US7294106B2 | Cable-free medical detection and treatment system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 244 | Expired |
| US6783536B2 | Magnetic catheter navigation | Human Necessities | 235 | Expired |
| US6428547B1 | Detection of the shape of treatment devices | Human Necessities | 213 | Expired |
| US6223067A | Referencing device including mouthpiece | Human Necessities | 208 | Expired |
| US6178345A | Method for detecting the exact contour of targeted treatment areas, in particular, the external contour | Physics | 165 | Expired |
| US6947582B1 | Three-dimensional shape detection by means of camera images | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US7744605B2 | Medical instrument with a touch-sensitive tip | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US8328793B2 | Device, system and method for integrating different medically applicable apparatuses | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US7203277B2 | Visualization device and method for combined patient and object image data | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US7463823B2 | Stereoscopic visualization device for patient image data and video images | Human Necessities | 40 | Active |
| US6782285B2 | Cable-free medical detection and treatment system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US8160743B2 | Anthropomorphic medical robot arm with movement restrictions | Human Necessities | 29 | Active |
| US8014848B2 | Visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US7213598B2 | Navigation-calibrating rotationally asymmetrical medical instruments or implants | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| USD761428S1 | Reference marker array | General | 17 | Active |
| US8386077B2 | Method for assessing the positioning accuracy of a medical robot arm | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US7862568B2 | Fixing device | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US9622832B2 | Surgical instrument, in particular pointer instrument, comprising tip sensor | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8463005B2 | Stent and method for determining the position of a stent | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US9392931B2 | Controlling a surgical microscope | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US7527387B2 | Medical marker means | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.