Inventor
SANBORN ERIC E
US17 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
16 patentsUS10480926B2Nov 19, 2019
Apparatus and method for generating 3-D data for an anatomical target using optical fiber shape sensing
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS73 citations98
US10823627B2Nov 3, 2020
Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensor
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS76 citations97
US10739529B2Aug 11, 2020
Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connected
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS11 citations85
US10775157B2Sep 15, 2020
Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensor
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS10 citations83
US10132614B2Nov 20, 2018
Dissimilar cores in multicore optical fiber for strain and temperature separation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS12 citations83
US11761754B2Sep 19, 2023
Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US11499818B2Nov 15, 2022
Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US11035699B2Jun 15, 2021
Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations73
US10492871B2Dec 3, 2019
Fiber management in medical instrument backend
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US12546584B2Feb 10, 2026
Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11940305B2Mar 26, 2024
Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11473941B2Oct 18, 2022
Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US9797795B2Oct 24, 2017
Distributed pressure measurement by embedded fiber optic strain sensor
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations61
US12399357B2Aug 26, 2025
Directing light into an optical fiber
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations52
US12178550B2Dec 31, 2024
System and method for distributed heat flux sensing of body tissue
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations52
US11016316B2May 25, 2021
Polarization control with low polarization-mode dispersion
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations52