Inventor · Munich, DE

Stefan Vilsmeier

84Patents
30h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 11, 1995 → Oct 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6351659B1 Neuro-navigation system Human Necessities 400 Expired
US6527443B1 Process and apparatus for image guided treatment with an integration of X-ray detection and navigation system Human Necessities 393 Expired
US5769861A Method and devices for localizing an instrument Human Necessities 385 Expired
US6640128B2 Method and device for the navigation-assisted dental treatment Human Necessities 336 Expired
US6584174B2 Registering image information Human Necessities 293 Expired
US6609022B2 Intraoperative navigation updating Human Necessities 262 Expired
US6424856B1 Method for the localization of targeted treatment areas in soft body parts Human Necessities 248 Expired
US6783536B2 Magnetic catheter navigation Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6611700B1 Method and apparatus for positioning a body for radiation using a position sensor Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6428547B1 Detection of the shape of treatment devices Human Necessities 213 Expired
US5702406A Device for noninvasive stereotactic immobilization in reproducible position Human Necessities 209 Expired
US6223067A Referencing device including mouthpiece Human Necessities 208 Expired
US7194295B2 Medical navigation and/or pre-operative treatment planning with the assistance of generic patient data Human Necessities 196 Expired
US5889834A Blade collimator for radiation therapy Physics 195 Expired
US5628315A Device for detecting the position of radiation target points Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5643268A Fixation pin for fixing a reference system to bony structures Physics 187 Expired
US6178345A Method for detecting the exact contour of targeted treatment areas, in particular, the external contour Physics 165 Expired
US6873867B2 Referencing or registering a patient or a patient body part in a medical navigation system by means of irradiation of light points Human Necessities 123 Expired
US7050845B2 Projecting patient image data from radioscopic imaging methods and/or tomographic imaging methods onto video images Human Necessities 109 Expired
US6947582B1 Three-dimensional shape detection by means of camera images Physics 100 Expired
US7577474B2 Referencing or registering a patient or a patient body part in a medical navigation system by means of irradiation of light points Human Necessities 93 Active
US6724922B1 Verification of positions in camera images Human Necessities 90 Expired
US6859660B2 Neuro-navigation system Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6714629B2 Method for registering a patient data set obtained by an imaging process in navigation-supported surgical operations by means of an x-ray image assignment Human Necessities 71 Expired
US7787932B2 Planning and navigation assistance using two-dimensionally adapted generic and detected patient data Human Necessities 60 Expired

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