Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

David J. Rosa

75Patents
39h-index
44Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 30, 1996 → Oct 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6312435A Surgical instrument with extended reach for use in minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 1,760 Expired
US6837883B2 Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system Human Necessities 1,601 Expired
US6441577B2 Manipulator positioning linkage for robotic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,537 Expired
US6309397A Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods Human Necessities 1,385 Expired
US7125403B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 1,358 Expired
US6764445B2 Stabilizer for robotic beating-heart surgery Human Necessities 1,340 Expired
US6246200A Manipulator positioning linkage for robotic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 900 Expired
US6468265B1 Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia Human Necessities 770 Expired
US6659939B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 586 Expired
US8666544B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 550 Active
US8489235B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 491 Active
US6770081B1 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods Human Necessities 431 Expired
US7763015B2 Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 399 Active
US7689320B2 Robotic surgical system with joint motion controller adapted to reduce instrument tip vibrations Physics 352 Active
US6398726B1 Stabilizer for robotic beating-heart surgery Human Necessities 340 Expired
US7865269B2 Robotic surgical system with joint motion controller adapted to reduce instrument tip vibrations Physics 329 Active
US6858003B2 Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia Human Necessities 322 Expired
US8348931B2 Modular mainpulator support for robotic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 308 Active
US8551116B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 305 Active
US7865266B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 302 Expired
US8834489B2 Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Active
US8182476B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 243 Active
US8504201B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 241 Active
US6228032A Steering mechanism and steering line for a catheter-mounted ultrasonic transducer Human Necessities 182 Expired
US8600551B2 Medical robotic system with operatively couplable simulator unit for surgeon training Human Necessities 181 Active

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