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Simon P. DiMaio

ISIntuitive Surgical: 117 patents #8 of 719Top 2%
The Johns Hopkins University: 1 patents #1,892 of 4,416Top 45%
California: #1,614 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #10,209 of 4,157,543Top 1%
118 Patents All Time

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Showing 101–118 of 118 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9789608 Synthetic representation of a surgical robot Brandon D. Itkowitz, Daniel J. Halabe, Tao Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Catherine J. Mohr +4 more 2017-10-17
9743989 Method and system for hand presence detection in a minimally invasive surgical system Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul E. Lilagan, Tao Zhao 2017-08-29
9697588 System and method for multi-resolution sharpness transport across color channels Wenyi Zhao, David D. Scott 2017-07-04
9636040 Steerable flexible needle with embedded shape sensing Vincent Duindam, Giuseppe Maria Prisco, David Q. Larkin, Dorin Panescu 2017-05-02
9579164 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Brandon D. Itkowitz, William C. Nowlin, Gunter D. Niemeyer, David S. Mintz 2017-02-28
9375844 Geometrically appropriate tool selection assistance for determined work site dimensions Brandon D. Itkowitz, Craig Gerbi, Theodore W. Rogers, Wenyi Zhao 2016-06-28
9314926 Compact needle manipulator for targeted interventions David W. Bailey, Tao Zhao, Lawton N. Verner, Alan E. Loh, Jonathan M. Sorger +1 more 2016-04-19
9265584 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Brandon D. Itkowitz, William C. Nowlin, Gunter D. Niemeyer, David S. Mintz 2016-02-23
9155592 Virtual measurement tool for minimally invasive surgery Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Myriam J. Curet +2 more 2015-10-13
8996173 Method and apparatus for hand gesture control in a minimally invasive surgical system Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao 2015-03-31
8935003 Method and system for hand presence detection in a minimally invasive surgical system Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul E. Lilagan, Tao Zhao 2015-01-13
8903549 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Brandon D. Itkowitz, William C. Nowlin, Gunter D. Niemeyer, David S. Mintz 2014-12-02
8712151 Method and structure for image local contrast enhancement Wenyi Zhao, Catherine J. Mohr, David D. Scott, Tao Zhao 2014-04-29
8682489 Method and system for hand control of a teleoperated minimally invasive slave surgical instrument Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao, Karlin Y. Bark 2014-03-25
8543240 Master finger tracking device and method of use in a minimally invasive surgical system Brandon D. Itkowitz, Karlin Y. Bark 2013-09-24
8520027 Method and system of see-through console overlay Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao 2013-08-27
8423186 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Brandon D. Itkowitz, William C. Nowlin, Gunter D. Niemeyer, David S. Mintz 2013-04-16
8398541 Interactive user interfaces for robotic minimally invasive surgical systems Christopher J. Hasser, Russell H. Taylor, David Q. Larkin, Peter Kazanzides, Anton Deguet +2 more 2013-03-19