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J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.
Also filed as: SALISBURY J K JR · SALISBURY J KENNETH · SALISBURY JR J KENNETH · SALISBURY KENNETH J
62 granted patents·18 pending applications·32,077 citations·filing 1984–2022
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS17MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY17INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC15UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR7HANSEN MEDICAL INC3
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80 records- 0199US8709000B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·55 cites·10 claims
- 0299US7806891B2Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 5, 2010·2.7k cites·8 claims
- 0399US7780651B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·1k cites·21 claims
- 0499US7316681B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·353 cites·13 claims
- 0599US6991627B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·1.2k cites·75 claims
- 0699US6837883B2Arm cart for telerobotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 4, 2005·1.8k cites·17 claims
- 0799US6786896B1Robotic apparatusMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 2004·2.5k cites·19 claims
- 0899US5807377AForce-reflecting surgical instrument and positioning mechanism for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·763 cites·21 claims
- 0999US5792135AArticulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·3.7k cites·23 claims
- 1099US5625576AForce reflecting haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 29, 1997·475 cites·42 claims
- 1198US8666544B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 4, 2014·611 cites·9 claims
- 1298US8527094B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresKUMAR RAJESH·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 3, 2013·461 cites·62 claims
- 1398US8489235B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemMOLL FREDERIC H·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 16, 2013·540 cites·10 claims
- 1498US7087049B2Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 8, 2006·1.4k cites·1 claims
- 1598US6587750B2Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·2.6k cites·32 claims
- 1698US6084587AMethod and apparatus for generating and interfacing with a haptic virtual reality environmentSENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 4, 2000·282 cites·25 claims
- 1798US5976122AArticulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·1.3k cites·54 claims
- 1898US5797900AWrist mechanism for surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·1.7k cites·28 claims
- 1998US5587937AForce reflecting haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 24, 1996·431 cites·9 claims
- 2098US5327790AReaction sensing torque actuatorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 12, 1994·230 cites·9 claims
- 2198US5207114ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·254 cites·4 claims
- 2298US5046375ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 10, 1991·244 cites·13 claims
- 2397US8504201B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemMOLL FREDERIC H·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 6, 2013·276 cites·5 claims
- 2497US7107090B2Devices 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
- 2597US6522906B1Devices 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
- 2697US6111577AMethod and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 29, 2000·507 cites·38 claims
- 2797US5898599AForce reflecting haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 27, 1999·271 cites·52 claims
- 2896US9636186B2Multi-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
- 2996US9232984B2Real-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
- 3096US9101397B2Real-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
- 3196US7865266B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 4, 2011·359 cites·23 claims
- 3296US7225404B1Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted May 29, 2007·140 cites·44 claims
- 3396US6853965B2Force reflecting haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 8, 2005·122 cites·19 claims
- 3496US6459926B1Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·794 cites·19 claims
- 3596US6371952B1Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 16, 2002·693 cites·52 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
- 3795US9666101B2Multi-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
- 3895US7800609B2Method and apparatus for generating and interfacing with a haptic virtual reality environmentSENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·34 cites·4 claims
- 3995US6659939B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 9, 2003·742 cites·31 claims
- 4095US4903536ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 27, 1990·170 cites·7 claims
- 4194US9867671B2Multi-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
- 4294US8343141B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·49 cites·10 claims
- 4394US6684129B2Master having redundant degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·388 cites·18 claims
- 4494US4921293AMulti-fingered robotic handNASA·Filed 1984·Granted May 1, 1990·283 cites·9 claims
- 4593US9271798B2Multi-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
- 4693US8914150B2Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 16, 2014·42 cites·6 claims
- 4791US6714839B2Master having redundant degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 30, 2004·451 cites·16 claims
- 4891US6369834B1Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interfaceMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·163 cites·14 claims
- 4990US7370896B2Robotic hand with extendable palmSTRIDER LABS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 13, 2008·97 cites·7 claims
- 5087US9999473B2Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 19, 2018·4 cites·23 claims
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