Inventor
AU SAMUEL KWOK WAI
US35 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
32 patentsUS9931106B2Apr 3, 2018
Self-antagonistic drive for medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS904 citations99
US9839481B2Dec 12, 2017
Hybrid manual and robotic interventional instruments and methods of use
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS623 citations99
US11013567B2May 25, 2021
Systems and methods for instrument insertion control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS72 citations98
US10052167B2Aug 21, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS88 citations98
US9272416B2Mar 1, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS77 citations98
US10653866B2May 19, 2020
Catheter with removable vision probe
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS13 citations94
US9949799B2Apr 24, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS26 citations94
US9259280B2Feb 16, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS29 citations94
US9743990B2Aug 29, 2017
Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS15 citations93
US10939972B2Mar 9, 2021
System with guides and tools of different flexibility
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS10 citations86
US10791908B2Oct 6, 2020
Systems and methods for medical instrument force sensing
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations86
US10568708B2Feb 25, 2020
Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS11 citations86
US10709514B2Jul 14, 2020
Flexible medical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS10 citations84
US10321900B2Jun 18, 2019
Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS9 citations84
US9861447B2Jan 9, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US9585726B2Mar 7, 2017
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US9295525B2Mar 29, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS8 citations84
US11684758B2Jun 27, 2023
Catheter with removable vision probe
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US11399814B2Aug 2, 2022
Flexible surgical devices
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US10888306B2Jan 12, 2021
Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US10813629B2Oct 27, 2020
Flexible surgical devices
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US12539400B2Feb 3, 2026
Catheter with removable vision probe
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12256911B2Mar 25, 2025
Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11877814B2Jan 23, 2024
Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11871914B2Jan 16, 2024
Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12220194B2Feb 11, 2025
Flexible medical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12108997B2Oct 8, 2024
System with guides and tools of different flexibility
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12097001B2Sep 24, 2024
Systems and methods for instrument insertion control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12016539B2Jun 25, 2024
Flexible surgical devices
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11666398B2Jun 6, 2023
Flexible medical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11607107B2Mar 21, 2023
Systems and methods for medical instrument force sensing
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US10709516B2Jul 14, 2020
Curved cannula surgical system control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations52