Inventor · Union City, CA, US

Alan Yu

52Patents
26h-index
33Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 2005 → Oct 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9763741B2 System for robotic-assisted endolumenal surgery and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 609 Active
US9713509B2 Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanism Human Necessities 380 Active
US9993313B2 Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanism Human Necessities 369 Active
US9561083B2 Articulating flexible endoscopic tool with roll capabilities Human Necessities 360 Active
US9622827B2 Surgical robotics system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 359 Active
US9636184B2 Swivel bed for a surgical robotics system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 357 Active
US10159533B2 Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms Human Necessities 277 Active
US10219874B2 Instrument device manipulator with tension sensing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 253 Active
US10398518B2 Articulating flexible endoscopic tool with roll capabilities Human Necessities 168 Active
US10500001B2 Surgical robotics system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Active
US9314306B2 Systems and methods for manipulating an elongate member Physics 138 Active
US10631949B2 Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanism Human Necessities 131 Active
US9408669B2 Active drive mechanism with finite range of motion Human Necessities 128 Active
US8968333B2 Support assembly for robotic catheter system Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Active
US9326822B2 Active drives for robotic catheter manipulators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Active
US10702348B2 Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms Human Necessities 107 Active
US7789874B2 Support assembly for robotic catheter system Performing Operations; Transporting 106 Active
US9452018B2 Rotational support for an elongate member Human Necessities 94 Active
US10786329B2 Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanism Human Necessities 87 Active
US8146874B2 Mounting support assembly for suspending a medical instrument driver above an operating table Human Necessities 57 Active
US9566201B2 Mounting support assembly for suspending a medical instrument driver above an operating table Human Necessities 54 Active
US10556092B2 Active drives for robotic catheter manipulators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US10543047B2 Remote catheter manipulator Human Necessities 41 Active
US10376672B2 Catheter insertion system and method of fabrication Human Necessities 32 Active
US10687903B2 Active drive for robotic catheter manipulators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.