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Stephen J. Blumenkranz
Also filed as: BLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN · BLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J
119 granted patents·22 pending applications·29,830 citations·filing 1985–2025
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS104BLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J11INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC10APPLIED MATERIALS INC3COOPER THOMAS G3
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141 records- 0199US8621939B2Ribbed force sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 7, 2014·274 cites·20 claims
- 0299US8561473B2Force sensor temperature compensationBLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 22, 2013·267 cites·15 claims
- 0399US8348931B2Modular mainpulator support for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·352 cites·27 claims
- 0499US8142447B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 27, 2012·265 cites·5 claims
- 0599US7524320B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 28, 2009·2.9k cites·31 claims
- 0699US7048745B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2001·Granted May 23, 2006·1.9k cites·9 claims
- 0799US6837883B2Arm cart for telerobotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 4, 2005·1.8k cites·17 claims
- 0899US6788018B1Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up armsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 7, 2004·1.9k cites·59 claims
- 0999US6331181B1Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·3.3k cites·28 claims
- 1098US10039440B2Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 7, 2018·991 cites·12 claims
- 1198US9931106B2Self-antagonistic drive for medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 3, 2018·904 cites·13 claims
- 1298US9883920B2Cleaning of a surgical instrument force sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·90 cites·16 claims
- 1398US8945095B2Force and torque sensing for surgical instrumentsBLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 3, 2015·1.2k cites·41 claims
- 1498US8758352B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 24, 2014·340 cites·12 claims
- 1598US8628518B2Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument and methodBLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 14, 2014·1.6k cites·17 claims
- 1698US8527094B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresKUMAR RAJESH·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 3, 2013·461 cites·62 claims
- 1798US7778733B2Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 17, 2010·425 cites·8 claims
- 1898US7763015B2Modular manipulator support for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 27, 2010·468 cites·24 claims
- 1998US6866671B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·2.2k cites·24 claims
- 2098US6491701B2Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·2.7k cites·44 claims
- 2198USD444555SInterface for a medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 3, 2001·167 cites·1 claims
- 2298USD441862SPortion of an interface for a medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 8, 2001·159 cites·1 claims
- 2398USD441076SAdaptor for a medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·178 cites·1 claims
- 2498USD438617SPortion of an adaptor for a medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·180 cites·1 claims
- 2597US10772485B2Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fiber shape sensorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·73 cites·19 claims
- 2697US10365295B2Integrated fiber bragg grating accelerometer in a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 30, 2019·13 cites·17 claims
- 2797US9839481B2Hybrid manual and robotic interventional instruments and methods of useINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·623 cites·33 claims
- 2897US8834489B2Modular manipulator support for robotic surgeryCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·282 cites·42 claims
- 2997US8613230B2Force sensing for surgical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 24, 2013·283 cites·16 claims
- 3097US8281670B2Modular force sensorLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 9, 2012·294 cites·21 claims
- 3197US5762544ACarrier head design for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatusAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·304 cites·23 claims
- 3296US12137935B2Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 12, 2024·3 cites·18 claims
- 3396US10898281B2Modular manipulator support for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 26, 2021·16 cites·16 claims
- 3496US10238458B2System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2019·20 cites·20 claims
- 3596US9952107B2Ribbed force sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 24, 2018·111 cites·19 claims
- 3696US9855102B2Force sensor temperature compensationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 2, 2018·96 cites·13 claims
- 3796US9636186B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 2, 2017·44 cites·12 claims
- 3896US8600551B2Medical robotic system with operatively couplable simulator unit for surgeon trainingITKOWITZ BRANDON D·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 3, 2013·228 cites·23 claims
- 3996US6933695B2Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up armsINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 23, 2005·161 cites·19 claims
- 4095US10085809B2Optic fiber connection for a force sensing instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·24 cites·8 claims
- 4195US9895813B2Force and torque sensing in a surgical robot setup armBLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1.2k cites·27 claims
- 4295US9666101B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·26 cites·16 claims
- 4395US9023060B2Modular manipulator support for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·80 cites·21 claims
- 4495US8608773B2Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and useTIERNEY MICHAEL J·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 17, 2013·172 cites·20 claims
- 4594US11793585B2Systems and methods for using a robotic medical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 4694US9943375B2Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument and methodINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 17, 2018·95 cites·12 claims
- 4794US9867671B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 16, 2018·16 cites·6 claims
- 4894US8375808B2Force sensing for surgical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 19, 2013·101 cites·21 claims
- 4993US10363107B2Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument and methodINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 30, 2019·16 cites·14 claims
- 5093US9271798B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·21 cites·8 claims
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