Inventor · Somerville, NJ, US

Brian D. Hoffman

104Patents
36h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1982 → Mar 21, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8108072B2 Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematics information and image information Physics 1,651 Active
US8808164B2 Controlling a robotic surgical tool with a display monitor Human Necessities 1,196 Active
US8155479B2 Automated panning and digital zooming for robotic surgical systems Human Necessities 461 Active
US8527094B2 Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 412 Active
US8228368B2 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured fluorescence image and captured stereoscopic visible images Physics 280 Active
US11058501B2 Configuring surgical system with surgical procedures atlas Physics 265 Active
US9526587B2 Fiducial marker design and detection for locating surgical instrument in images Human Necessities 258 Active
US8830224B2 Efficient 3-D telestration for local robotic proctoring Electricity 249 Active
US8184880B2 Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery Physics 243 Active
US8639000B2 Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery Physics 227 Active
US8073528B2 Tool tracking systems, methods and computer products for image guided surgery Physics 158 Active
US8147503B2 Methods of locating and tracking robotic instruments in robotic surgical systems Physics 156 Active
US10507066B2 Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools Human Necessities 149 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
US4890241A Robotic system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Expired
US5018266A Novel means for mounting a tool to a robot arm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US10282881B2 Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Active
US9801690B2 Synthetic representation of a surgical instrument Physics 95 Active
US9424303B2 Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system Physics 80 Active
US9830371B2 Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system Physics 79 Active
US10592529B2 Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system Physics 78 Active
US9019345B2 Imaging mode blooming suppression Electricity 76 Active
US5150452A Method and apparatus for anti-collision and collision protection for multiple robot system Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Expired
US10555775B2 Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 71 Active

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