Inventor · disambiguated record
Francis Macnamara
Also filed as: MACNAMARA FRANCIS · MACNAMARA FRANCIS T
33 granted patents·15 pending applications·3,724 citations·filing 2004–2025
98Inventor score
Files withAURIS HEALTH INC16BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC13HANSEN MEDICAL INC8BOULAIS DENNIS R3INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2
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48 records- 0198US10046140B2Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systemsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·162 cites·11 claims
- 0298US9610068B2Articulation joint with bending memberBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 4, 2017·746 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7591783B2Articulation joint for video endoscopeBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 22, 2009·1.5k cites·13 claims
- 0497US10363103B2Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·38 cites·20 claims
- 0596US10524867B2Active drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation and translationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 7, 2020·39 cites·19 claims
- 0695US9636483B2Torque-based catheter articulationHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·83 cites·19 claims
- 0794US11278703B2Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systemsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 22, 2022·19 cites·20 claims
- 0894US10493239B2Torque-based catheter articulationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·51 cites·13 claims
- 0994US9254123B2Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsALVAREZ JEFFERY B·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 9, 2016·109 cites·20 claims
- 1094US9173713B2Torque-based catheter articulationHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·218 cites·18 claims
- 1194US8827948B2Steerable cathetersROMO ENRIQUE·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·175 cites·35 claims
- 1293US8894610B2Catheter having unirail pullwire architectureHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·168 cites·41 claims
- 1392US10667720B2Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registrationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 2, 2020·13 cites·23 claims
- 1492US10463439B2Steerable catheter with shaft load distributionsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 5, 2019·44 cites·18 claims
- 1592US9138166B2Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registrationWONG SERENA H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 22, 2015·69 cites·28 claims
- 1690US8425408B2Articulation joint for video endoscopeBOULAIS DENNIS R·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·55 cites·21 claims
- 1787US8475366B2Articulation joint for a medical deviceBOULAIS DENNIS R·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 2, 2013·36 cites·19 claims
- 1885US9565994B2Elongate medical device with articulating portionBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1985US8808169B2Steering system tension control devicesMACNAMARA FRANCIS T·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 19, 2014·26 cites·18 claims
- 2084US9204783B2Elongate medical device with articulating portionBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 8, 2015·18 cites·19 claims
- 2184US7578786B2Video endoscopeBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 25, 2009·118 cites·6 claims
- 2282US2024389988A1Articulation joint with bending memberBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2381US2024165374A1Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systemsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2479US10610209B2Articulation joint with bending memberBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 2578US12420063B2Torque-based catheter articulationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2677US11865272B2Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systemsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2776US11464586B2Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 11, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2876US11452844B2Torque-based catheter articulationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 27, 2022·1 cites·5 claims
- 2975US12295692B2Steerable catheter with shaft load distributionsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3075US2024050179A1Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3171US11701192B2Steerable catheter with shaft load distributionsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 18, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 3271US8567033B2Method of constructing an articulation joint for steerable medical deviceMACNAMARA FRANCIS T·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·5 cites·17 claims
- 3370US12089826B2Articulation joint with bending memberBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3470US11419518B2Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registrationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 23, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 3566US11504195B2Active drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation and translationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 3661US8037590B2Method of constructing an articulation joint for steerable medical deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·1 cites·21 claims
- 3760US2008032273A1Anatomical modelBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3858US2025345559A1Systems and methods for hydrating a flexible elongated deviceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3956US2023128263A1Elongate flexible systems with articulation joint assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4054US2016007881A1Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registrationHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4152US2013261396A1Articulation joint for a medical deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US2013289352A1Articulation joint for video endoscopeBOULAIS DENNIS R·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US2014276936A1Active drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation and translationHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4449US2007232858A1Steering system tension control devicesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4549US2010280320A1Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4649US2010280525A1Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elementsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2007233040A1Flexible endoscope with variable stiffness shaftBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US2005222499A1Interface for video endoscope systemBANIK MICHAEL S·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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