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David S. Mintz
Also filed as: MINTZ DAVID · MINTZ DAVID S · MINTZ DAVID STEPHEN
107 granted patents·21 pending applications·12,867 citations·filing 1990–2025
99Inventor score
Files withAURIS HEALTH INC57INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS30AURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC6INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC5MACH DESIGN SYSTEMS INC5
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128 records- 0199US10881473B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 5, 2021·88 cites·20 claims
- 0299US10278783B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·95 cites·23 claims
- 0399US9814537B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 14, 2017·91 cites·26 claims
- 0499US9579164B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 28, 2017·91 cites·13 claims
- 0599US6837883B2Arm cart for telerobotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 4, 2005·1.8k cites·17 claims
- 0698US10258416B2Indicator for tool state and communication in multiarm robotic telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·121 cites·18 claims
- 0798US10169875B2Navigation of tubular networksAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·257 cites·30 claims
- 0898US9727963B2Navigation of tubular networksAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 8, 2017·391 cites·22 claims
- 0998US9718190B2Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary area of a computer display screenLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 1, 2017·914 cites·4 claims
- 1098US9713509B2Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanismAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·398 cites·19 claims
- 1198US9265584B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·96 cites·13 claims
- 1298US8241271B2Robotic surgical instruments with a fluid flow control system for irrigation, aspiration, and blowingMILLMAN PAUL·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2012·2.1k cites·13 claims
- 1397US11865729B2Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary area of a computer display screenINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 9, 2024·4 cites·13 claims
- 1497US11534249B2Process for percutaneous operationsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·7 cites·20 claims
- 1597US11234780B2Systems and methods for kinematic optimization with shared robotic degrees-of-freedomAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 1697US10786329B2Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanismAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 29, 2020·96 cites·20 claims
- 1797US10639108B2Process for percutaneous operationsAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 5, 2020·112 cites·29 claims
- 1897US10631949B2Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanismAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·144 cites·23 claims
- 1997US10482599B2Navigation of tubular networksAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 19, 2019·274 cites·22 claims
- 2097US10314463B2Automated endoscope calibrationAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·239 cites·14 claims
- 2197US10136959B2Endolumenal object sizingAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·316 cites·29 claims
- 2297US9993313B2Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanismAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 12, 2018·393 cites·26 claims
- 2397US9763741B2System for robotic-assisted endolumenal surgery and related methodsAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·669 cites·20 claims
- 2497US7107090B2Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedureINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·290 cites·29 claims
- 2597US6522906B1Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedureINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·1k cites·53 claims
- 2696US10888386B2Surgical robotics systems with improved robotic armsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·24 cites·5 claims
- 2796US10796432B2Navigation of tubular networksAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·75 cites·19 claims
- 2896US10667871B2Configurable robotic surgical system with virtual rail and flexible endoscopeAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·139 cites·22 claims
- 2996US10335242B2Indicator for tool state and communication in multi-arm robotic telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·123 cites·19 claims
- 3096US9867635B2Method, apparatus and system for a water jetAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·411 cites·19 claims
- 3196US9737371B2Configurable robotic surgical system with virtual rail and flexible endoscopeAURIS SURGICAL ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·520 cites·25 claims
- 3296US9101397B2Real-time generation of three-dimensional ultrasound image using a two-dimensional ultrasound transducer in a robotic systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·84 cites·6 claims
- 3396US8903549B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·117 cites·21 claims
- 3496US8100133B2Indicator for tool state and communication in multi-arm robotic telesurgery and method of useMINTZ DAVID·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 24, 2012·194 cites·22 claims
- 3595US12011244B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 18, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 3695US11638618B2Systems and methods for aligning inputs on medical instrumentsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 2, 2023·5 cites·29 claims
- 3795US11357586B2Systems and methods for saturated robotic movementAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 14, 2022·27 cites·16 claims
- 3895US10773388B2Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary area of a computer display screenINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·24 cites·13 claims
- 3995US10730187B2Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary area of a computer display screenINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·27 cites·15 claims
- 4095US10271909B2Display of computer generated image of an out-of-view portion of a medical device adjacent a real-time image of an in-view portion of the medical deviceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 30, 2019·24 cites·3 claims
- 4195US9259276B2Indicator for tool state and communication in multiarm telesurgeryMINTZ DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 16, 2016·44 cites·7 claims
- 4295US8894634B2Indicator for tool state and communication in multi-arm robotic telesurgeryDEVENGENZO ROMAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·126 cites·22 claims
- 4394US10744035B2Methods for robotic assisted cataract surgeryAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2020·99 cites·19 claims
- 4494US10231867B2Method, apparatus and system for a water jetAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 19, 2019·243 cites·17 claims
- 4594US8423186B2Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrumentITKOWITZ BRANDON D·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 16, 2013·81 cites·20 claims
- 4693US11771510B2Systems and methods for kinematic optimization with shared robotic degrees-of-freedomAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 4793US11179213B2Controllers for robotically-enabled teleoperated systemsAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 23, 2021·22 cites·20 claims
- 4893US10441370B2Surgical instrument with robotic and manual actuation featuresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·15 cites·17 claims
- 4993US9446177B2Surgical instrument with robotic and manual actuation featuresMILLMAN PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·59 cites·18 claims
- 5092US8608647B2Systems and methods for articulating an elongate bodyDURANT KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·14 cites·15 claims
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