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Joel Zuhars
Also filed as: ZUHARS JOEL · ZUHARS JOEL F · ZUHARS JOEL FREDERICK
50 granted patents·32 pending applications·1,644 citations·filing 1996–2025
98Inventor score
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82 records- 0197US11717353B2Method for confirming registration of tracked bonesTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·10 cites·20 claims
- 0297US10864050B2Method and system for guiding user positioning of a robotTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 15, 2020·207 cites·16 claims
- 0396US8265790B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneAMIOT LOUIS-PHILIPPE·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·235 cites·20 claims
- 0495US10932866B1Implant based planning, digitizing, and registration for total joint arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 2, 2021·5 cites·16 claims
- 0594US10507063B2Visible light communication system for transmitting data between visual tracking systems and tracking markersTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 17, 2019·25 cites·9 claims
- 0694US8718820B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneAMIOT LOUIS-PHILIPPE·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·81 cites·20 claims
- 0793US10194991B2Implant based planning, digitizing, and registration for total joint arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 5, 2019·25 cites·13 claims
- 0893US9539116B2User interface related to a surgical provisionalCLAYPOOL JODY·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 10, 2017·71 cites·16 claims
- 0993US8876830B2Virtual implant placement in the ORHODOREK ROBERT A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 4, 2014·81 cites·38 claims
- 1093US7912662B2System and method for improving the distortion tolerance of an electromagnetic tracking systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·48 cites·19 claims
- 1192US9495509B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·40 cites·3 claims
- 1292US5824085ASystem and method for cavity generation for surgical planning and initial placement of a bone prosthesisINTEGRATED SURGICAL SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·602 cites·30 claims
- 1391US8652148B2Tracked cartilage repair systemZUHARS JOEL·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·62 cites·22 claims
- 1490US11986255B2Registration for computer-assisted revision arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 21, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1590US11457980B2Active robotic pin placementTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 4, 2022·10 cites·17 claims
- 1690US10492870B2Multi-planar variable geometry zigzag cut articulating drilling systemTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 3, 2019·11 cites·11 claims
- 1790US9433471B2Tracked cartilage repair systemZIMMER INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·31 cites·19 claims
- 1889US10441366B2Actively controlled optical tracker with a robotTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 15, 2019·12 cites·15 claims
- 1988US10905496B2Method for confirming registration of tracked bonesTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 2, 2021·8 cites·13 claims
- 2087US11224443B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 18, 2022·4 cites·11 claims
- 2185US10806517B2Implant based planning, digitizing, and registration for total joint arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·5 cites·14 claims
- 2284US10792109B2Methods for locating and tracking a tool axisTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 6, 2020·5 cites·17 claims
- 2384US9597156B2Bone tracking with a gyroscope sensor in computer-assisted surgeryAMIOT LOUIS-PHILIPPE·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 21, 2017·31 cites·11 claims
- 2482US7997474B2System and method for configuring a medical deviceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 16, 2011·10 cites·25 claims
- 2582US2025120773A1Visible light communication system for transmitting data between visual tracking systems and tracking markersTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2680US11439411B2System and method to improve surgical cutting in the presence of surgical debrisTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2779US10251653B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·2 cites·9 claims
- 2878US11986246B2Method to determine bone placement in a robot workspaceTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·2 cites·19 claims
- 2978US2025255676A1Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3077US12171913B2Surgical article formed from fine grained tungsten carbide in nickel matrixTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 24, 2024·1 cites·22 claims
- 3176US12290322B2Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 3276US12161429B2Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·29 claims
- 3375US10765533B2Surveying tibial trials for knee arthroplastyTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 8, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 3474US11284946B2Articulating drill systemTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 3574US2025302556A1Use of bone motion and cutting force feedback during robotic surgery to improve robotic cuttingCUREXO INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3673US12213747B2Optical communication systemTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3770US12220137B2Cut guide for arthroplasty proceduresTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3870US10166083B2Method and system for tracking objects in computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·11 claims
- 3969US11812974B2Method and system for planning/guiding alterations to a boneORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 4069US10631934B2Image and laser guided control of cutting using a robotic surgical systemTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 28, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 4169US2022192761A1Articulating drill systemTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4268US12383283B2Two degree of freedom system and methodTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4368US2025073377A1Surgical article formed from fine grained tungsten carbide in nickel matrixTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4466US11872005B2Method and system for guiding user positioning of a robotTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4565US9763738B2Method and system for tracking objects in computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·9 claims
- 4665US2025169831A1Cut guide for arthroplasty proceduresTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4764US12376912B2Methods for locating and tracking a tool axisTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4864US11653983B2Methods for locating and tracking a tool axisTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 4964US2025204993A1System and method to check cut plane accuracy after bone removalTHINK SURGICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5063US12357401B2System and method for operating a surgical robotCUREXO INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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