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Robert J. Webster
Also filed as: WEBSTER III ROBERT · WEBSTER III ROBERT J · WEBSTER III ROBERT JAMES · WEBSTER ROBERT
23 granted patents·21 pending applications·2,647 citations·filing 2006–2025
96Inventor score
Files withUNIV VANDERBILT30ENDOTHEIA INC3UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2WEBSTER ROBERT JAMES2LABADIE ROBERT F1
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44 records- 0196US8152756B2Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical interventionWEBSTER ROBERT JAMES·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·1.1k cites·14 claims
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- 0493US9901412B2Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of useLATHROP RAY A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 27, 2018·840 cites·20 claims
- 0591US10307214B2Modular sterilizable robotic system for endonasal surgeryUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·32 cites·24 claims
- 0691US8715226B2Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical interventionWEBSTER ROBERT JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·61 cites·7 claims
- 0790US11815142B2Magnetorheological brake with high torque and fast responseUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 0887US10441371B2Concentric tube robotUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·11 cites·24 claims
- 0983US8886331B2Apparatus and methods for percutaneous cochlear implantationLABADIE ROBERT F·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 11, 2014·40 cites·22 claims
- 1082US10238457B2System and method for endoscopic deployment of robotic concentric tube manipulators for performing surgeryUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 26, 2019·22 cites·25 claims
- 1176US10803662B2Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transoral lung accessUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 13, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 1275US10548628B2Steerable surgical needleUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 4, 2020·8 cites·27 claims
- 1374US11723738B2Surgical device tip with deflectable jointUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 15, 2023·3 cites·36 claims
- 1472US12478445B2Surgical device tip with deflectable jointUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·38 claims
- 1571US10548630B2System, method, and apparatus for configuration, design, and operation of an active cannula robotUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 4, 2020·7 cites·17 claims
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- 1761US10846928B2Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling a concentric tube probeUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 24, 2020·1 cites·26 claims
- 1860US11426197B2Steerable surgical needleUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 1953US10653491B2Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of useUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2018·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2052US2024407772A1Agonist-antagonist tube steerable instrument with serpentine beam elementsUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2152US2020222079A1System, method, and apparatus for configuration, design, and operation of an active cannula robotUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2252US2025201228A1Steerable acoustic waveguide for targeted focused ultrasound deliveryUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2352US2019175288A1System and apparatus for endoscopic deployment of robotic concentric tube manipulators for performing surgeryUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
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- 2550US9289899B2Continuum robots and control thereofRUCKER DANIEL CALEB·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 22, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 2648US12115371B2System and method for real-time cochlear implant localizationUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
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- 2945US10912620B2Snare tool manipulator systemUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 9, 2021·0 cites·24 claims
- 3045US2016296267A1System and apparatus for performing transforminal therapyUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3145US2016346513A1Surgical device tip with arc length varying curvatureUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3244US11974889B2Variable rigidity, conformable apparatus for non-invasively affixing surgical fiducials and surgical tools to patientsUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
- 3344US2023371795A1Side viewing endoscopic endcapUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3444US2014277105A1Material manipulation method and apparatusUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3543US2024197341A1Method and Device for Endoscopic AspirationENDOTHEIA INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3642US2024138865A1Method and apparatus for endoscopic stone retrievalENDOTHEIA INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3741US2008004597A1Methods and devices for endocardiac accessLATTOUF OMAR M·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3839US2011083672A1Tracheostomy tube having a cuffed inner cannulaUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3939US2017128055A1Method and device for extracting multiple tissue samplesUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4039US2017164934A1Method and device for extracting multiple tissue samplesUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4137US2016106508A1Structure for supporting a medical device on a patient during surgical proceduresUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4237US2017245889A1Movement dampening system for a surgical toolUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4335US2022015825A1Sheath for ablation probe and methods of use thereofUNIV VANDERBILT·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4435US2013324914A1Swallowable capsule for insufflation of gastrointestinal tractVALDASTRI PIETRO·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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