Inventor
KOWSHIK ANOOP B
US18 patents
Patents
18 patentsUS10772485B2Sep 15, 2020
Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fiber shape sensors
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US11273290B2Mar 15, 2022
Flexible instrument with nested conduits
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US10716637B2Jul 21, 2020
Flexible instrument with grooved steerable tube
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US10568539B2Feb 25, 2020
Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
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Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
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US9730611B2Aug 15, 2017
Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
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Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber
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US11313674B2Apr 26, 2022
Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber
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US10876831B2Dec 29, 2020
Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber
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US10376134B2Aug 13, 2019
Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fiber shape sensors
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US11007026B2May 18, 2021
Flexible instrument with embedded actuation conduits
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US12390123B2Aug 19, 2025
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US12011241B2Jun 18, 2024
Flexible instrument with grooved steerable tube
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US11998176B2Jun 4, 2024
Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument
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US11781857B2Oct 10, 2023
Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber
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US11471066B2Oct 18, 2022
Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
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US11253144B2Feb 22, 2022
Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument
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