Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Brandon D. Itkowitz

145Patents
33h-index
98Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 2003 → Jul 8, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8521331B2 Patient-side surgeon interface for a minimally invasive, teleoperated surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 700 Active
US10500004B2 Guided setup for teleoperated medical device Human Necessities 303 Active
US8682489B2 Method and system for hand control of a teleoperated minimally invasive slave surgical instrument Human Necessities 290 Active
US10398521B2 System and method for recentering imaging devices and input controls Human Necessities 243 Active
US8600551B2 Medical robotic system with operatively couplable simulator unit for surgeon training Human Necessities 181 Active
US10507066B2 Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools Human Necessities 149 Active
US8831782B2 Patient-side surgeon interface for a teleoperated surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Active
US10008017B2 Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Active
US9789608B2 Synthetic representation of a surgical robot Physics 108 Active
US8903549B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Active
US10282881B2 Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Active
US10028793B2 Automatic push-out to avoid range of motion limits Human Necessities 91 Active
US8996173B2 Method and apparatus for hand gesture control in a minimally invasive surgical system Physics 91 Active
US10278783B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US9265584B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US9503713B2 Method and system for stereo gaze tracking Physics 83 Active
US10548459B2 Systems and methods for control of imaging instrument orientation Human Necessities 82 Active
US9579164B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US9814537B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US10932873B2 Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleoperated medical system Human Necessities 78 Active
US9918800B2 Surgical system with obstacle indication system Human Necessities 78 Active
US10881473B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Active
US10433922B2 Systems and methods for rendering onscreen identification of instruments in a teleoperational medical system Performing Operations; Transporting 77 Active
US10905506B2 Systems and methods for rendering onscreen identification of instruments in a teleoperational medical system Performing Operations; Transporting 75 Active
US8423186B2 Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Active

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