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Robert E. Ailinger
Also filed as: AILINGER ROBERT · AILINGER ROBERT E
38 granted patents·10 pending applications·6,508 citations·filing 1991–2023
98Inventor score
Files withFRASSICA JAMES J13VISION SCIENCES INC10OLYMPUS CORP9OLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC5HANSEN MEDICAL INC4
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48 records- 0198US7699835B2Robotically controlled surgical instrumentsHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 20, 2010·1.8k cites·29 claims
- 0298US7090683B2Flexible instrumentHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 15, 2006·2.1k cites·87 claims
- 0397US7854612B2Anatomical modelSPIRUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 21, 2010·59 cites·14 claims
- 0494US8403676B2Anatomical modelFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·75 cites·19 claims
- 0594US8235942B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·91 cites·33 claims
- 0689US5626553AEndoscope articulation system to reduce effort during articulation of an endoscopeVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 6, 1997·251 cites·8 claims
- 0788US6350231B1Apparatus and method for forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric materialVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·106 cites·4 claims
- 0888US5667476AEndoscope articulation system to reduce effort during articulation of an endoscopeVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·242 cites·18 claims
- 0988US5271381AVertebrae for a bending section of an endoscopeVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 21, 1993·459 cites·14 claims
- 1087US8500628B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 6, 2013·16 cites·14 claims
- 1187US7780650B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemSPIRUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·43 cites·15 claims
- 1286US5483951AWorking channels for a disposable sheath for an endoscopeVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·469 cites·31 claims
- 1385US6530881B1Sheath apparatus for endoscopes and methods for forming sameVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·183 cites·90 claims
- 1484US8317678B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·21 cites·27 claims
- 1583US8377041B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemOLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 19, 2013·32 cites·9 claims
- 1683US8366674B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemOLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·16 cites·29 claims
- 1783US7959557B2Robotic medical instrument systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·24 cites·21 claims
- 1882US8777841B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 15, 2014·13 cites·25 claims
- 1981US9895051B2Assist tool, insertion apparatus to which the assist tool is attached, and introduction apparatus including themOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 20, 2018·5 cites·10 claims
- 2078US8870755B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·9 cites·7 claims
- 2178US8574220B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 5, 2013·10 cites·44 claims
- 2277US8343040B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemOLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·16 cites·42 claims
- 2375US9538904B2Spiral unit, insertion apparatus, and manufacturing method of spiral unitOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·2 cites·6 claims
- 2475US8747300B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·6 cites·35 claims
- 2575US8435229B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·8 cites·14 claims
- 2671US8414477B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemTALLARIDA STEVEN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 9, 2013·14 cites·28 claims
- 2770US6733440B2Apparatus and method for forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric materialVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·50 cites·47 claims
- 2869US5520607AHolding tray and clamp assembly for an endoscopic sheathVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·154 cites·30 claims
- 2968US8671950B2Robotic medical instrument systemWEITZNER BARRY D·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 18, 2014·6 cites·26 claims
- 3067US12458212B2Method for molding thin-walled spiral tube for use with endoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 3162US8684913B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemOLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 1, 2014·1 cites·8 claims
- 3260US2011165548A1Anatomical modelFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3359US5419310APartially inflated protective endoscope sheathVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 30, 1995·104 cites·4 claims
- 3457US11478127B2Thin-walled spiral tube for use with endoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·13 claims
- 3556US2024148234A1Light processing adapter for endoscopeGYRUS ACMI INC DBA OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3654US5329887AEndoscope control assembly with removable control knob/brake assemblyVISION SCIENCES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·69 cites·18 claims
- 3754US2008177281A1Robotic medical instrument systemHANSEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3853US12256899B2Overtube, insertion apparatus having overtube attached and detached thereto, and method for attaching overtube to and detaching overtube from insertion apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3953US11589732B2Cover member for roller of endoscope apparatus and method of processing endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 28, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 4053US8764640B2Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemOLYMPUS ENDO TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·0 cites·10 claims
- 4153US2024115118A1Pull wire tensioning mechanisms for endoscopesGYRUS ACMI INC DBA OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4250US2009005645A1Rotate-to- advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4350US2013012779A1Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4449US2012149985A1Rotate-to-advance catheterization systemFRASSICA JAMES J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4547US11647896B2Rollerless tubular connector for transferring rotative force from insertion section of endoscope to spiral tubeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4643US2004176751A1Robotic medical instrument systemENDOVIA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4740US2016135661A1Spiral cap, cap unit, spiral unit, and introducing deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4838US2016100744A1Spiral unit and introduction apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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