Inventor
STOIANOVICI DAN
US30 patents
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UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS
23 patentsUS7021173B2Apr 4, 2006
Remote center of motion robotic system and method
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS169 citations98
US6400979B1Jun 4, 2002
Friction transmission with axial loading and a radiolucent surgical needle driver
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS157 citations96
US6337994B1Jan 8, 2002
Surgical needle probe for electrical impedance measurements
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS261 citations94
US7822466B2Oct 26, 2010
Robot for computed tomography interventions
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS45 citations92
US7494494B2Feb 24, 2009
Controllable motorized device for percutaneous needle placement in soft tissue target and methods and systems related thereto
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS59 citations92
US7086309B2Aug 8, 2006
Planetary-harmonic motor
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS34 citations92
US7247116B2Jul 24, 2007
Planetary motor
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS15 citations84
US10646295B2May 12, 2020
Rotating needle driver and apparatuses and methods related thereto
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS13 citations83
US6857609B2Feb 22, 2005
Medical imaging environment compatible positioning arm
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS18 citations82
US9877788B2Jan 30, 2018
MRI-safe robot for transrectal prostate biopsy
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS10 citations77
US12007009B2Jun 11, 2024
Harmonic drive actuator gearhead
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS2 citations72
US11439434B2Sep 13, 2022
Needle-guide robot with preset depth of insertion
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS2 citations72
US11382672B2Jul 12, 2022
Vertebral body manipulation device and methods
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS2 citations72
US10271856B2Apr 30, 2019
Vetebral osteotomy saw guide
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS2 citations72
US10159469B2Dec 25, 2018
Cohesive robot-ultrasound probe for prostate biopsy
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS2 citations68
US12414800B2Sep 16, 2025
Needle-guide robot with preset depth of insertion
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations62
US11745027B2Sep 5, 2023
Multi-imager compatible robot for image-guided interventions and fully automated brachytherapy seed
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations62
US12251141B2Mar 18, 2025
Vertebral body manipulation device and methods
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations61
US12465336B2Nov 11, 2025
Remote center of motion robot
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations59
US12570944B2Mar 10, 2026
Devices and methods for magnetic isolation and analysis of rare cells
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations54
US12521102B2Jan 13, 2026
Straight-insertion, forward-less fire, low noise, pneumatic soft tissue biopsy needle
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations47
US10751034B2Aug 25, 2020
Geometric biopsy plan optimization
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations43
US12181269B2Dec 31, 2024
Method of size measurement in mono-vision scope image
UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS0 citations40
STOIANOVICI DAN
6 patentsUS8403675B2Mar 26, 2013
Device and method for medical training and evaluation
STOIANOVICI DAN80 citations96
US7051610B2May 30, 2006
Ball-worm transmission
STOIANOVICI DAN93 citations96
US8061262B2Nov 22, 2011
Pneumatic stepper motor
STOIANOVICI DAN7 citations82
US9610131B2Apr 4, 2017
Rotating needle driver and apparatuses and methods related thereto
STOIANOVICI DAN13 citations81
US10315046B2Jun 11, 2019
Multi-imager compatible robot for image-guided interventions and fully automated brachytherapy seed
STOIANOVICI DAN3 citations71
US10024160B2Jul 17, 2018
Pneumatic stepper motor
STOIANOVICI DAN2 citations71