Inventor · disambiguated record
Walter M. Blume
Also filed as: BLUME WALTER M
42 granted patents·19 pending applications·8,504 citations·filing 1997–2016
99Inventor score
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61 records- 0197US6507751B2Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implantSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·594 cites·12 claims
- 0295US8244824B2Coordinated control for multiple computer-controlled medical systemsGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·23 cites·11 claims
- 0395US7543239B2User interface for remote control of medical devicesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 2, 2009·138 cites·22 claims
- 0495US6702804B1Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 9, 2004·379 cites·16 claims
- 0595US6385472B1Magnetically navigable telescoping catheter and method of navigating telescoping catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·709 cites·18 claims
- 0695US6015414AMethod and apparatus for magnetically controlling motion direction of a mechanically pushed catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·578 cites·37 claims
- 0794US6755816B2Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2004·304 cites·27 claims
- 0893US7516416B2User interface for remote control of medical devicesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 7, 2009·90 cites·20 claims
- 0993US7211082B2Magnetically navigable telescoping catheter and method of navigating telescoping catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·277 cites·8 claims
- 1093US6212419B1Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implantFiled 1998·Granted Apr 3, 2001·469 cites·14 claims
- 1193US5931818AMethod of and apparatus for intraparenchymal positioning of medical devicesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·468 cites·18 claims
- 1292US8806359B2Workflow driven display for medical proceduresGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 12, 2014·61 cites·9 claims
- 1392US7747960B2Control for, and method of, operating at least two medical systemsSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·54 cites·11 claims
- 1491US11234767B2Method and apparatus for automated control and steering of multiple medical devices with a single interventional remote navigation systemSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 1, 2022·14 cites·10 claims
- 1591US6475223B1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling motion direction of a mechanically pushed catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·386 cites·10 claims
- 1691US6304768B1Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implantSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·224 cites·2 claims
- 1791US6157853AMethod and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implantSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·541 cites·26 claims
- 1891US6014580ADevice and method for specifying magnetic field for surgical applicationsSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2000·568 cites·13 claims
- 1990US7892233B2Magnetically navigable telescoping catheter and method of navigating telescoping catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 22, 2011·53 cites·17 claims
- 2090US7540866B2User interface for remote control of medical devicesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 2, 2009·57 cites·81 claims
- 2189US7761133B2Navigation of remotely actuable medical device using control variable and lengthSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 20, 2010·44 cites·12 claims
- 2289US7567233B2Global input device for multiple computer-controlled medical systemsSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2009·69 cites·26 claims
- 2389US7066924B1Method of and apparatus for navigating medical devices in body lumens by a guide wire with a magnetic tipSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2006·232 cites·14 claims
- 2488US7853306B2Navigation of remotely actuable medical device using control variable and lengthSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 14, 2010·42 cites·12 claims
- 2588US7757694B2Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 20, 2010·33 cites·8 claims
- 2688US7264584B2Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 4, 2007·132 cites·33 claims
- 2788US6902528B1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling endoscopes in body lumens and cavitiesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 7, 2005·341 cites·2 claims
- 2888US6241671B1Open field system for magnetic surgerySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·331 cites·90 claims
- 2987US7137976B2Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 21, 2006·118 cites·8 claims
- 3086US7771415B2Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the bodySTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 10, 2010·25 cites·5 claims
- 3186US6522909B1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling catheters in body lumens and cavitiesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·390 cites·2 claims
- 3285US6152933AIntracranial bolt and method of placing and using an intracranial bolt to position a medical deviceSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·239 cites·28 claims
- 3384US8799792B2Workflow driven method of performing multi-step medical proceduresGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 5, 2014·17 cites·20 claims
- 3484US7769428B2Navigation of remotely actuable medical device using control variable and lengthSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 3, 2010·27 cites·9 claims
- 3583US7540288B2User interface for remote control of medical devicesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 2, 2009·22 cites·17 claims
- 3682US8088129B2Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling motion direction of mechanically pushed catheterWERP PETER R·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 3, 2012·23 cites·17 claims
- 3782US6298257B1Cardiac methods and systemSTEROTAXIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·296 cites·40 claims
- 3881US8024024B2Remote control of medical devices using real time location dataSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 20, 2011·25 cites·8 claims
- 3980US8242972B2System state driven display for medical proceduresGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·24 cites·21 claims
- 4077US8135185B2Location and display of occluded portions of vessels on 3-D angiographic imagesBLUME WALTER M·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 13, 2012·26 cites·25 claims
- 4168US8721655B2Efficient closed loop feedback navigationVISWANATHAN RAJU R·Filed 2004·Granted May 13, 2014·36 cites·60 claims
- 4267US7625382B2Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling motion direction of a mechanically pushed catheterSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 1, 2009·25 cites·8 claims
- 4360US2010097315A1Global input device for multiple computer-controlled medical systemsGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4456US2010063385A1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling catheters in body lumens and cavitiesGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US2009177032A1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling endoscopes in body lumens and cavitiesGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4653US2012281970A1Medical video production and distribution systemGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4753US2004030244A1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling catheters in body lumens and cavitiesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US2007287909A1Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling catheters in body lumens and cavitiesSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4950US2007021731A1Method of and apparatus for navigating medical devices in body lumensGARIBALDI JEFFREY M·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US2015157408A1Method and apparatus for automated control and multidimensional positioning of multiple localized medical devices with a single interventional remote navigation systemSTEREOTAXIS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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