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Brian D. Hoffman
Also filed as: HOFFMAN BRIAN · HOFFMAN BRIAN D · HOFFMAN BRIAN DAVID · HOFFMAN JR BRIAN D
111 granted patents·24 pending applications·9,243 citations·filing 1982–2025
99Inventor score
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135 records- 0199US10282881B2Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2019·106 cites·20 claims
- 0299US10008017B2Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 26, 2018·152 cites·28 claims
- 0399US8108072B2Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematics information and image informationZHAO WENYI·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·1.7k cites·24 claims
- 0498US11638999B2Synthetic representation of a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted May 2, 2023·14 cites·8 claims
- 0598US11478308B2Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 0698US10737394B2Synthetic representation of a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·43 cites·13 claims
- 0798US10592529B2Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·89 cites·20 claims
- 0898US9789608B2Synthetic representation of a surgical robotITKOWITZ BRANDON D·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 17, 2017·134 cites·13 claims
- 0998US9699445B2Apparatus for automated panning and digital zooming in robotic surgical systemsHOFFMAN BRIAN D·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 4, 2017·59 cites·20 claims
- 1098US8808164B2Controlling a robotic surgical tool with a display monitorHOFFMAN BRIAN D·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 19, 2014·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 1198US8639000B2Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgeryZHAO WENYI·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·261 cites·29 claims
- 1298US8527094B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresKUMAR RAJESH·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 3, 2013·461 cites·62 claims
- 1398US8184880B2Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgeryZHAO WENYI·Filed 2009·Granted May 22, 2012·285 cites·31 claims
- 1498US8169468B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robotSCOTT DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·68 cites·16 claims
- 1598US8147503B2Methods of locating and tracking robotic instruments in robotic surgical systemsZHAO WENYI·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 3, 2012·207 cites·25 claims
- 1698US8073528B2Tool tracking systems, methods and computer products for image guided surgeryZHAO WENYI·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·198 cites·7 claims
- 1797US11941734B2Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 26, 2024·4 cites·18 claims
- 1897US11806102B2Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·4 cites·14 claims
- 1997US11197731B2Auxiliary image display and manipulation on a computer display in a medical robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·77 cites·20 claims
- 2097US11116578B2Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 14, 2021·63 cites·9 claims
- 2197US11058501B2Configuring surgical system with surgical procedures atlasINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 13, 2021·289 cites·13 claims
- 2297US10984567B2Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·78 cites·20 claims
- 2397US10137575B2Synthetic representation of a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·54 cites·10 claims
- 2497US9801690B2Synthetic representation of a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 31, 2017·106 cites·12 claims
- 2597US9424303B2Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·91 cites·26 claims
- 2697US8792963B2Methods of determining tissue distances using both kinematic robotic tool position information and image-derived position informationZHAO WENYI·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·50 cites·10 claims
- 2797US8228368B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured fluorescence image and captured stereoscopic visible imagesZHAO WENYI·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·321 cites·16 claims
- 2897US8155479B2Automated panning and digital zooming for robotic surgical systemsHOFFMAN BRIAN D·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 10, 2012·516 cites·27 claims
- 2996US10507066B2Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 17, 2019·174 cites·6 claims
- 3096US10038888B2Apparatus for automated panning and zooming in robotic surgical systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 31, 2018·10 cites·13 claims
- 3196US9830371B2Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·90 cites·20 claims
- 3296US9636186B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 2, 2017·44 cites·12 claims
- 3396US9526587B2Fiducial marker design and detection for locating surgical instrument in imagesZHAO TAO·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2016·278 cites·24 claims
- 3496US9019345B2Imaging mode blooming suppressionO'GRADY PATRICK·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 28, 2015·89 cites·16 claims
- 3595US11019329B2Automated panning and zooming in teleoperated surgical systems with stereo displaysINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted May 25, 2021·23 cites·20 claims
- 3695US10674900B2Display monitor control of a telesurgical toolINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·22 cites·16 claims
- 3795US9666101B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·26 cites·16 claims
- 3895US8830224B2Efficient 3-D telestration for local robotic proctoringZHAO WENYI·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 9, 2014·291 cites·36 claims
- 3995US4890241ARobotic systemMEGAMATION INC·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 26, 1989·143 cites·41 claims
- 4094US12357400B2Synthetic representation of a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 15, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 4194US11389255B2Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the toolsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·19 cites·12 claims
- 4294US9867671B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 16, 2018·16 cites·6 claims
- 4394US9788909B2Synthetic representation of a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 17, 2017·56 cites·5 claims
- 4494US5018266ANovel means for mounting a tool to a robot armMEGAMATION INC·Filed 1989·Granted May 28, 1991·165 cites·33 claims
- 4593US10524644B2Augmented visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible imageINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·11 cites·5 claims
- 4693US10512512B2System and method for tissue contact detection and for auto-exposure and illumination controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 24, 2019·27 cites·18 claims
- 4793US10258414B2Methods and devices for table pose tracking using fudicial markersINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 16, 2019·16 cites·20 claims
- 4893US9402690B2Efficient 3-D telestration for local and remote robotic proctoringINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·14 cites·10 claims
- 4993US9271798B2Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical proceduresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·21 cites·8 claims
- 5093US6273564B1eyeglass frame for removal and insertion of lensesWEDECK DAVID·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·126 cites·10 claims
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