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Robert G. Younge
Also filed as: YOUNGE ROBERT G
80 granted patents·14 pending applications·35,870 citations·filing 1980–2023
99Inventor score
Files withHANSEN MEDICAL INC18INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC17AURIS HEALTH INC9RAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S9YOUNGE ROBERT G8
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94 records- 0199US8142447B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 27, 2012·265 cites·5 claims
- 0299US8052636B2Robotic catheter system and methodsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 8, 2011·1.4k cites·20 claims
- 0399US7972298B2Robotic catheter systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 5, 2011·1.7k cites·25 claims
- 0499US7524320B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 28, 2009·2.9k cites·31 claims
- 0599US7048745B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2001·Granted May 23, 2006·1.9k cites·9 claims
- 0699US6594552B1Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·2.2k cites·24 claims
- 0799US6424885B1Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatusINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·2.1k cites·45 claims
- 0899US6331181B1Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·3.3k cites·28 claims
- 0998US9629682B2Robotic catheter systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 25, 2017·106 cites·11 claims
- 1098US9186046B2Robotic instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensorRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1.3k cites·7 claims
- 1198US8758352B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 24, 2014·340 cites·12 claims
- 1298US8394054B2Robotic catheter systemWALLACE DANIEL T·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·115 cites·10 claims
- 1398US8079950B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgerySTERN JOHN D·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 20, 2011·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 1498US7850642B2Methods using a robotic catheter systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 14, 2010·1.8k cites·18 claims
- 1598US7778733B2Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 17, 2010·425 cites·8 claims
- 1698US6866671B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·2.2k cites·24 claims
- 1798US6491701B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·2.7k cites·44 claims
- 1897US11045077B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 29, 2021·83 cites·16 claims
- 1997US10213264B2Catheter tension sensingHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 26, 2019·108 cites·20 claims
- 2097US8409234B2Rotational apparatus system and method for a robotic instrument systemSTAHLER GREGORY J·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 2, 2013·582 cites·30 claims
- 2197US7974681B2Robotic catheter systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 5, 2011·402 cites·19 claims
- 2297US7155315B2Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatusINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·535 cites·30 claims
- 2397US7107090B2Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedureINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·290 cites·29 claims
- 2497US6879880B2Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2005·823 cites·32 claims
- 2597US6671581B2Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatusINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·566 cites·39 claims
- 2697US6522906B1Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedureINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·1k cites·53 claims
- 2796US11857156B2Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical deviceAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 2896US10368951B2Robotic catheter system and methodsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·46 cites·20 claims
- 2996US10143360B2Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical deviceAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·127 cites·8 claims
- 3096US9457168B2Robotic catheter system and methodsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·117 cites·15 claims
- 3196US9232984B2Real-time generation of three-dimensional ultrasound image using a two-dimensional ultrasound transducer in a robotic systemGUTHART GARY S·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 12, 2016·177 cites·5 claims
- 3296US9101397B2Real-time generation of three-dimensional ultrasound image using a two-dimensional ultrasound transducer in a robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·84 cites·6 claims
- 3396US8257303B2Robotic catheter system and methodsMOLL FREDERIC H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·140 cites·22 claims
- 3496US8050523B2Optical fiber shape sensing systemsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·200 cites·22 claims
- 3595US10874468B2Robotic catheter systemAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·24 cites·30 claims
- 3695US10271909B2Display of computer generated image of an out-of-view portion of a medical device adjacent a real-time image of an in-view portion of the medical deviceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 30, 2019·24 cites·3 claims
- 3795US9726476B2Fiber optic instrument orientation sensing system and methodRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 8, 2017·93 cites·8 claims
- 3895US9498601B2Catheter tension sensingHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·109 cites·6 claims
- 3995US9186047B2Instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensorRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·66 cites·10 claims
- 4095US8864655B2Fiber optic instrument shape sensing system and methodRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·77 cites·10 claims
- 4195US8801661B2Robotic catheter system and methodsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 12, 2014·75 cites·12 claims
- 4295US8617102B2Robotic catheter system and methodsMOLL FREDERIC H·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·78 cites·13 claims
- 4395US8608773B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useTIERNEY MICHAEL J·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 17, 2013·172 cites·20 claims
- 4495US7373219B2Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·210 cites·14 claims
- 4595US6770081B1In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 3, 2004·547 cites·42 claims
- 4695US6468265B1Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegiaINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·954 cites·75 claims
- 4794US9500473B2Optical fiber instrument system and method with motion-based adjustmentRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 22, 2016·51 cites·10 claims
- 4894US9404734B2System and method for sensing shape of elongated instrumentRAMAMURTHY BHASKAR S·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 2, 2016·51 cites·19 claims
- 4994US8974408B2Robotic catheter systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·49 cites·16 claims
- 5094US8672837B2Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical deviceROELLE MATTHEW J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·99 cites·14 claims
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