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YORKEY THOMAS J
US23 patents
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NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC
9 patentsUS7130671B2Oct 31, 2006
Pulse oximeter sensor off detector
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC120 citations99
US6836679B2Dec 28, 2004
Method and apparatus for estimating physiological parameters using model-based adaptive filtering
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC203 citations99
US6721584B2Apr 13, 2004
Method and apparatus for estimating physiological parameters using model-based adaptive filtering
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC259 citations99
US6411833B1Jun 25, 2002
Method and apparatus for estimating physiological parameters using model-based adaptive filtering
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC266 citations99
US6094592AJul 25, 2000
Methods and apparatus for estimating a physiological parameter using transforms
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC446 citations99
US6083172AJul 4, 2000
Method and apparatus for estimating physiological parameters using model-based adaptive filtering
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC368 citations99
US5853364ADec 29, 1998
Method and apparatus for estimating physiological parameters using model-based adaptive filtering
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC542 citations99
US5645060AJul 8, 1997
Method and apparatus for removing artifact and noise from pulse oximetry
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC430 citations99
US5865736AFeb 2, 1999
Method and apparatus for nuisance alarm reductions
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC525 citations96
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC
5 patentsUS7315753B2Jan 1, 2008
Pulse oximeter with parallel saturation calculation modules
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC210 citations99
US7865224B2Jan 4, 2011
Method and apparatus for estimating a physiological parameter
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC23 citations96
US7336983B2Feb 26, 2008
Pulse oximeter with parallel saturation calculation modules
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC32 citations96
US7302284B2Nov 27, 2007
Pulse oximeter with parallel saturation calculation modules
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC26 citations96
US7931599B2Apr 26, 2011
Method and apparatus for estimating a physiological parameter
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC11 citations93
MALLINCKRODT INC
3 patentsUS6675031B1Jan 6, 2004
Method and circuit for indicating quality and accuracy of physiological measurements
MALLINCKRODT INC349 citations98
US7457652B2Nov 25, 2008
Method and circuit for indicating quality and accuracy of physiological measurements
MALLINCKRODT INC94 citations97
US6463310B1Oct 8, 2002
Method and circuit for storing and providing historical physiological data
MALLINCKRODT INC273 citations97
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
3 patentsUS9517000B2Dec 13, 2016
Method and system for steerable medical device path definition and following during insertion and retraction
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS9 citations82
US9913572B2Mar 13, 2018
Method and system for steerable medical device path definition and following during insertion and retraction
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations61
US12369780B2Jul 29, 2025
Method and system for steerable medical device path definition and following during insertion and retraction
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations51