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Brian Courtney
Also filed as: COURTNEY BRIAN · COURTNEY BRIAN K · COURTNEY BRIAN KENT
49 granted patents·11 pending applications·1,420 citations·filing 2001–2024
98Inventor score
Files withSUNNYBROOK RES INST11SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT10COURTNEY BRIAN7CATHAROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC4CONAVI MEDICAL INC4
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60 records- 0194US8214010B2Scanning mechanisms for imaging probeCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·113 cites·45 claims
- 0294US7972272B2Electrostatically driven image probeUNIV HEALTH NETWORK·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·27 cites·22 claims
- 0394US7967808B2Methods, systems and devices for establising communication between hollow organs and tissue lumensFLEA STREET TRANSLATIONAL LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 28, 2011·184 cites·20 claims
- 0493US9076202B2Systems and methods for improved visualization during minimally invasive proceduresCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·17 cites·128 claims
- 0591US11877889B2Ultrasonic probe with ultrasonic transducers addressable on common electrical channelSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 23, 2024·1 cites·30 claims
- 0691US10390791B2Ultrasonic probe with ultrasonic transducers addressable on common electrical channelSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·10 cites·24 claims
- 0791US9357923B2Medical imaging probe with rotary encoderSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·33 cites·7 claims
- 0890US11538137B2Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·2 cites·24 claims
- 0990US8460195B2Scanning mechanisms for imaging probeCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 11, 2013·73 cites·37 claims
- 1090US6827701B2Fluid exchange system for controlled and localized irrigation and aspirationKERBEROS PROXIMAL SOLUTIONS·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·134 cites·27 claims
- 1189US10729376B2Medical device with means to improve transmission of torque along a rotational drive shaftSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 4, 2020·9 cites·4 claims
- 1289US8712506B2Medical imaging probe with rotary encoderCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 29, 2014·46 cites·33 claims
- 1388US8784321B2Imaging probe with combined ultrasound and optical means of imagingCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 22, 2014·39 cites·52 claims
- 1488US7530976B2Fluid exchange system for controlled and localized irrigation and aspirationFOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2009·111 cites·17 claims
- 1587US9907536B2Systems and methods for improved visualization during minimally invasive proceduresCOLIBRI TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·5 cites·23 claims
- 1687US9375147B2Scanning mechanisms for imaging probeSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·26 cites·13 claims
- 1787US7108677B2Embolization protection system for vascular proceduresKERBEROS PROXIMAL SOLUTIONS IN·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 19, 2006·200 cites·9 claims
- 1886US8562555B2Fluid exchange system for controlled and localized irrigation and aspirationMACMAHON JOHN M·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 22, 2013·43 cites·14 claims
- 1986US8172757B2Methods and devices for image-guided manipulation or sensing or anatomic structuresJAFFE RONEN·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·96 cites·40 claims
- 2085US10482582B2Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·5 cites·22 claims
- 2185US2024404022A1Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2284US9387305B2Medical probe with fluid rotary jointCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 12, 2016·22 cites·34 claims
- 2383US9786056B2Data display and processing algorithms for 3D imaging systemsCOLIBRI TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·7 cites·37 claims
- 2483US8435225B2Embolization protection system for vascular proceduresCOURTNEY BRIAN K·Filed 2004·Granted May 7, 2013·20 cites·23 claims
- 2582US10902564B2Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·2 cites·34 claims
- 2681US12056855B2Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 2781USRE49218ESystems and methods for improved visualization during minimally invasive proceduresCONAVI MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 27, 2022·1 cites·40 claims
- 2881US9039626B2Medical device with means to improve transmission of torque along a rotational drive shaftCOURTNEY BRIAN KENT·Filed 2010·Granted May 26, 2015·19 cites·23 claims
- 2978USRE50513ESystems and methods for improved visualization during minimally invasive proceduresCONAVI MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·39 claims
- 3078US11769230B2Systems and methods for noise reduction in imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 3178US9700280B2Ultrasonic probe with ultrasonic transducers addressable on common electrical channelCOURTNEY BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 11, 2017·7 cites·33 claims
- 3277US10667785B2Scanning mechanisms for imaging probeSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 2, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 3377US9839410B2Medical probe with fluid rotary jointCONAVI MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·3 cites·22 claims
- 3476US11523800B2Scanning mechanisms for imaging probeSUNNYBOOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·1 cites·9 claims
- 3576US2022031165A1Imaging probe with combined ultrasound and optical means of imagingSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3675US11051761B2Intravascular imaging catheters and methods of use thereofSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 6, 2021·3 cites·18 claims
- 3774US7300429B2Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection siteCATHAROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 27, 2007·53 cites·23 claims
- 3874US6878128B2Fluid exchange system for controlled and localized irrigation and aspirationKERBEROS PROXIMAL SOLUTIONS·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 12, 2005·42 cites·9 claims
- 3972US8545414B2Methods and devices for modulation of heart valve functionFITZGERALD PETER J·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 1, 2013·11 cites·55 claims
- 4070US7211073B2Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection siteCATHAROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·46 cites·22 claims
- 4168US11998388B2Imaging probe with rotatable coreSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 4266US11364009B2Ultrasonic probe with ultrasonic transducers addressable on common electrical channelSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 4359US11931180B2Intravascular imaging catheters and methods of use thereofSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 4455US6460395B1System and method for bending a structural memberVOUGHT AIRCRAFT IND INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·5 cites·18 claims
- 4554US8308673B2Methods and devices for removal of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection siteHASSAN ALI·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·2 cites·26 claims
- 4653US11317891B2Imaging probe with rotatable coreSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2017·Granted May 3, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 4752US11147452B2Imaging probe with combined ultrasound and optical means of imagingSUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CT·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 19, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
- 4852US10699411B2Data display and processing algorithms for 3D imaging systemsCONAVI MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 30, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 4950US2008091166A1Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection siteCATHAROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5047US11877828B2Systems and methods for performing frequency-domain photoacoustic imagingSUNNYBROOK RES INST·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
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