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Samuel Kwok Wai Au
Also filed as: AU SAMUEL · AU SAMUEL K · AU SAMUEL KWOK WAI
38 granted patents·8 pending applications·2,416 citations·filing 2006–2025
98Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS38HERR HUGH M2PRISCO GIUSEPPE MARIA2AU SAMUEL KWOK WAI1INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC1
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46 records- 0198US10052167B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 21, 2018·88 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9931106B2Self-antagonistic drive for medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 3, 2018·904 cites·13 claims
- 0398US9272416B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodiesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·77 cites·18 claims
- 0497US11013567B2Systems and methods for instrument insertion controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 25, 2021·72 cites·22 claims
- 0597US9839481B2Hybrid manual and robotic interventional instruments and methods of useINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·623 cites·33 claims
- 0696US8644988B2Drive force control in medical instrument providing position measurementsPRISCO GIUSEPPE MARIA·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·182 cites·29 claims
- 0795US8512415B2Powered ankle-foot prothesisHERR HUGH M·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 20, 2013·92 cites·23 claims
- 0894US9949799B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·26 cites·12 claims
- 0993US10653866B2Catheter with removable vision probeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 19, 2020·13 cites·22 claims
- 1093US9743990B2Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 1193US9259280B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·29 cites·26 claims
- 1292US10568708B2Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·11 cites·23 claims
- 1392US10321900B2Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 18, 2019·9 cites·13 claims
- 1492US9949800B2Curved cannula surgical system controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·14 cites·19 claims
- 1592US9283050B2Curved cannula surgical system controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·46 cites·18 claims
- 1692US8888789B2Curved cannula surgical system controlPRISCO GIUSEPPE MARIA·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 18, 2014·86 cites·31 claims
- 1791US10939972B2System with guides and tools of different flexibilityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 9, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 1891US10791908B2Systems and methods for medical instrument force sensingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 6, 2020·14 cites·18 claims
- 1991US10709514B2Flexible medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 14, 2020·10 cites·17 claims
- 2090US9101379B2Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrumentsAU SAMUEL KWOK WAI·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 11, 2015·47 cites·40 claims
- 2189US9861447B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodiesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 2286US12256911B2Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2385US9585726B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 2485US9055960B2Flexible surgical devicesSTOY KATHERINE D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 16, 2015·23 cites·35 claims
- 2584US11399814B2Flexible surgical devicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2684US2024415588A1System with guides and tools of different flexibilityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2784US2025127576A1Flexible medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2883US11684758B2Catheter with removable vision probeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2983US10888306B2Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 12, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 3083US2024115331A1Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3181US12220194B2Flexible medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3278US12016539B2Flexible surgical devicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 3378US9295525B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·8 cites·12 claims
- 3478US2025160806A1Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3575US10813629B2Flexible surgical devicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 27, 2020·1 cites·13 claims
- 3674US11871914B2Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3772US12108997B2System with guides and tools of different flexibilityINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3870US11877814B2Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3970US11666398B2Flexible medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4068US12097001B2Systems and methods for instrument insertion controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4165US11607107B2Systems and methods for medical instrument force sensingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 21, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4262US10709516B2Curved cannula surgical system controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
- 4359US2011071541A1Curved cannulaINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4455US2015245826A1Flexible Surgical DevicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4554US2007043449A1Artificial ankle-foot system with spring, variable-damping, and series-elastic actuator componentsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4652US2012209405A1Artificial Ankle-Foot System with Spring, Variable-Damping, and Series-Elastic Actuator ComponentsHERR HUGH M·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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