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HOURTASH ARJANG M
US52 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
49 patentsUS10398521B2Sep 3, 2019
System and method for recentering imaging devices and input controls
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS253 citations99
US10034717B2Jul 31, 2018
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS308 citations99
US9757203B2Sep 12, 2017
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS295 citations99
US9492235B2Nov 15, 2016
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS337 citations99
US9345544B2May 24, 2016
Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS182 citations99
US11213360B2Jan 4, 2022
Systems and methods for utilizing augmented jacobian to control manipulator joint movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS63 citations98
US10561470B2Feb 18, 2020
Software configurable manipulator degrees of freedom
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS109 citations98
US10052167B2Aug 21, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS88 citations98
US9675422B2Jun 13, 2017
Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS88 citations98
US9272416B2Mar 1, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS77 citations98
US10327855B2Jun 25, 2019
Systems and methods for utilizing augmented Jacobian to control manipulator joint movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS28 citations94
US10071479B2Sep 11, 2018
Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS30 citations94
US10029367B2Jul 24, 2018
System and method for managing multiple null-space objectives and constraints
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS34 citations94
US9949799B2Apr 24, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS26 citations94
US9517106B2Dec 13, 2016
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS43 citations94
US9259280B2Feb 16, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS29 citations94
US9101348B2Aug 11, 2015
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS18 citations92
US11660154B2May 30, 2023
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS8 citations86
US11129688B2Sep 28, 2021
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84
US10973596B2Apr 13, 2021
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations84
US10881479B2Jan 5, 2021
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84
US10687908B2Jun 23, 2020
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US10682191B2Jun 16, 2020
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US10449008B2Oct 22, 2019
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 citations84
US10251715B2Apr 9, 2019
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US10136947B2Nov 27, 2018
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US9907619B2Mar 6, 2018
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US9861447B2Jan 9, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US9610689B2Apr 4, 2017
Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 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
US11173598B2Nov 16, 2021
System and methods for managing multiple null-space objectives and SLI behaviors
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US11109924B2Sep 7, 2021
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US10513031B2Dec 24, 2019
System and method for managing multiple null-space objectives and constraints
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US10194997B2Feb 5, 2019
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US9949801B2Apr 24, 2018
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US9931172B2Apr 3, 2018
Systems and methods for using the null space to emphasize manipulator joint motion anisotropically
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US9844415B2Dec 19, 2017
Systems and methods for facilitating access to edges of cartesian-coordinate space using the null space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US9675421B2Jun 13, 2017
Systems and methods for cancellation of joint motion using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US12576533B2Mar 17, 2026
Techniques for following commands of an input device using a constrained proxy
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12329478B2Jun 17, 2025
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12089904B2Sep 17, 2024
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12064197B2Aug 20, 2024
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11638619B2May 2, 2023
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11813093B2Nov 14, 2023
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11723742B2Aug 15, 2023
Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11246671B2Feb 15, 2022
Systems and methods for recentering input controls
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11986262B2May 21, 2024
Controller controlled instrument preload mechanism
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations61
US11559363B2Jan 24, 2023
Controller controlled instrument preload mechanism
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations61
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