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David A. Simon
Also filed as: SIMON DAVID · SIMON DAVID A · SIMON DAVID ANTHONY
39 granted patents·7 pending applications·8,241 citations·filing 1989–2022
99Inventor score
Files withSIMON DAVID A14MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC10MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC4SIMON DAVID4UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON4
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46 records- 0198US8660635B2Method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted surgical procedureSIMON DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 25, 2014·320 cites·52 claims
- 0298US6205411B1Computer-assisted surgery planner and intra-operative guidance systemUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·1.6k cites·17 claims
- 0397US8634897B2Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systemsSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·349 cites·26 claims
- 0497US7853305B2Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systemsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 14, 2010·391 cites·68 claims
- 0597US6920347B2Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systemsSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·703 cites·69 claims
- 0697US5880976AApparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in jointsUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·935 cites·24 claims
- 0796US8717430B2System and method for radio-frequency imaging, registration, and localizationSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted May 6, 2014·274 cites·30 claims
- 0896US8112292B2Method and apparatus for optimizing a therapySIMON DAVID A·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 7, 2012·312 cites·48 claims
- 0996US7630753B2Method and apparatus for perspective inversionMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·423 cites·19 claims
- 1096US6002859AApparatus and method facilitating the implantation of artificial components in jointsUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·670 cites·27 claims
- 1195US7996064B2System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implantMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·148 cites·22 claims
- 1295US7606613B2Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imagingMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 20, 2009·389 cites·23 claims
- 1394US8548563B2Method for registering a physical space to image spaceSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 1, 2013·275 cites·43 claims
- 1494US8503745B2System and method for automatic registration between an image and a subjectSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·85 cites·26 claims
- 1594US5995738AApparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in jointsUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·460 cites·24 claims
- 1693US9311335B2Diffusion tensor imaging confidence analysisMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·19 cites·23 claims
- 1793US8150494B2Apparatus for registering a physical space to image spaceSIMON DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 3, 2012·336 cites·23 claims
- 1891US11468792B2Method and apparatus for identifying an instrument location based on measuring a characteristicMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·2 cites·13 claims
- 1990US4988202ASolder joint inspection system and methodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 29, 1991·76 cites·16 claims
- 2087US9757087B2Method and apparatus for perspective inversionSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 12, 2017·47 cites·27 claims
- 2187US8838199B2Method and apparatus for virtual digital subtraction angiographySIMON DAVID A·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 16, 2014·42 cites·50 claims
- 2285US12451246B2Automated triggers for electrophysiology case supportCARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·1 cites·35 claims
- 2385US8340376B2Diffusion tensor imaging confidence analysisSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 25, 2012·12 cites·45 claims
- 2485US6947786B2Method and apparatus for perspective inversionSURGICAL NAVIGATION TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·148 cites·24 claims
- 2580US8608481B2Method and apparatus for identifying an instrument location based on measuring a characteristicSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 17, 2013·5 cites·40 claims
- 2680US5537846AControl pedal disabling deviceFiled 1993·Granted Jul 23, 1996·47 cites·10 claims
- 2779US8978588B2Cat litter boxSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·5 cites·14 claims
- 2879US6766674B2Control pedal disabling deviceSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 27, 2004·16 cites·26 claims
- 2978US8176816B2WrenchSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2006·Granted May 15, 2012·10 cites·30 claims
- 3077US6751295B2Method and apparatus for measuring communication market statisticsCRITERION WIRELESS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·37 cites·56 claims
- 3176US9597154B2Method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted surgical procedureMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·3 cites·23 claims
- 3272US8473030B2Vessel position and configuration imaging apparatus and methodsGREENAN TREVOR·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 25, 2013·15 cites·13 claims
- 3371US10755598B2Method and apparatus for identifying an instrument location based on measuring a characteristicMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 3471US7251969B2Control pedal disabling deviceSIMON DAVID·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 7, 2007·5 cites·17 claims
- 3571US7059221B2WrenchSIMON DAVID A·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·13 cites·15 claims
- 3665US5483535ACommunications network interface, and adapter and method thereforZETA MUSIC PARTNERS·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 9, 1996·64 cites·8 claims
- 3756US2014135796A1Trajectory Storage Apparatus and Method for Surgical Navigation SystemsMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3855US7614267B2Control pedal disabling deviceSIMON DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 10, 2009·1 cites·20 claims
- 3953US10939053B2System and method for radio-frequency imaging, registration, and localizationMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 2, 2021·0 cites·21 claims
- 4051US2011268248A1System and Method for Placing and Determining an Appropriately Sized Surgical ImplantMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4149US2009259296A1Gate Cannulation Apparatus and MethodsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4247US2008140180A1Vascular Position Locating Apparatus and MethodMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4346US2008147173A1Prosthesis Deployment Apparatus and MethodsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2008139915A1Vascular Position Locating and/or Mapping Apparatus and MethodsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4536US6575001B1Control pedal disabling deviceSIMON DAVID A·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 10, 2003·9 cites·13 claims
- 4633US2004168489A1Control pedal disabling deviceFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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