Inventor · disambiguated record
Bruce M. Burg
Also filed as: BURG BRUCE M
27 granted patents·10 pending applications·3,275 citations·filing 1990–2024
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37 records- 0199US7366562B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 29, 2008·832 cites·26 claims
- 0297US9226689B2Flexible circuit sheetMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·271 cites·41 claims
- 0397US8644907B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·539 cites·26 claims
- 0497US8549732B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrumentBURG BRUCE M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·296 cites·23 claims
- 0597US8359730B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrumentMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·274 cites·1 claims
- 0697US7971341B2Method of forming an electromagnetic sensing coil in a medical instrument for a surgical navigation systemMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·314 cites·21 claims
- 0797US7818044B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·353 cites·19 claims
- 0897US5214948AForming metal parts using superplastic metal alloys and axial compressionBOEING CO·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 1, 1993·66 cites·16 claims
- 0993US9504530B2Method and apparatus for surgical navigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·63 cites·22 claims
- 1092US9226688B2Flexible circuit assembliesMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·53 cites·26 claims
- 1190US8504139B2Navigating a surgical instrumentJACOBSEN BRAD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 6, 2013·79 cites·30 claims
- 1289US9980745B2Method and apparatus for securing a guide tubeMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·8 cites·12 claims
- 1389US2024268898A1Electromagnetic Coil Apparatuses For Surgical Navigation And Corresponding MethodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1487US10806521B2Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·6 cites·15 claims
- 1586US9232985B2Navigating a surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·20 cites·22 claims
- 1683US9226800B2Navigated malleable surgical instrumentBURG BRUCE M·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 5, 2016·20 cites·35 claims
- 1782US10617374B2Method and apparatus for image-based navigationHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2020·5 cites·43 claims
- 1881US9974501B2Method and apparatus for image-based navigationHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2011·Granted May 22, 2018·14 cites·27 claims
- 1981US9480415B2Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 2081US8961535B2Method and apparatus for securing a guide tubeBURG BRUCE M·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·11 cites·16 claims
- 2180US2024180630A1Method and Apparatus for Image-Based NavigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2279US2024315784A1System and method for determining a configuration of an expandable portionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2377US12004822B2System and method for determining a configuration of an expandable portionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2475US2023022885A1Method And Apparatus For Image-Based NavigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2573US9750486B2Trackable biopsy needleBURG BRUCE M·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 5, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 2673US2023081692A1Flexible circuit sheetMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2772US10492868B2Method and apparatus for image-based navigationHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2019·4 cites·25 claims
- 2870US11950853B2Electromagnetic coil apparatuses for surgical navigation and corresponding methodsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2970US10568699B2Navigating a surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 25, 2020·1 cites·13 claims
- 3068US5144825AElevated temperature envelope formingBOEING CO·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 8, 1992·30 cites·15 claims
- 3165US2020188037A1Navigating A Surgical InstrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3261US11696785B2Method and apparatus for securing a guide tubeMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 11, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3359US2018055580A1Method And Apparatus For Image-Based NavigationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3458US2021000379A1Navigated Surgical InstrumentMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3554US2016113729A1Navigated Malleable Surgical InstrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3653US11478304B2Flexible circuit coilsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 3750US2014276004A1Navigated Surgical InstrumentMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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