Gunter D. Niemeyer
97Patents
55h-index
82Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 23, 1991 → May 3, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6364888B1 | Alignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Electricity | 2,497 | Expired |
| US7806891B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 2,348 | Active |
| US6786896B1 | Robotic apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,287 | Expired |
| US6424885B1 | Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,707 | Expired |
| US7850642B2 | Methods using a robotic catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,684 | Active |
| US7972298B2 | Robotic catheter system | Human Necessities | 1,610 | Active |
| US6837883B2 | Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system | Human Necessities | 1,601 | Expired |
| US8079950B2 | Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgery | Human Necessities | 1,561 | Active |
| US8052636B2 | Robotic catheter system and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,361 | Active |
| US7087049B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 1,353 | Expired |
| US6565554B1 | Friction compensation in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 973 | Expired |
| US6899705B2 | Friction compensation in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 844 | Expired |
| US6522906B1 | Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 790 | Expired |
| US6645196B1 | Guided tool change | Human Necessities | 669 | Expired |
| US6459926B1 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 647 | Expired |
| US6799065B1 | Image shifting apparatus and method for a telerobotic system | Human Necessities | 616 | Expired |
| US6659939B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 586 | Expired |
| US6493608B1 | Aspects of a control system of a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Electricity | 581 | Expired |
| US8666544B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 550 | Active |
| US8489235B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 491 | Active |
| US7155315B2 | Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 454 | Expired |
| US6671581B2 | Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 443 | Expired |
| US8527094B2 | Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 412 | Active |
| US7974681B2 | Robotic catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 354 | Active |
| US6714839B2 | Master having redundant degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 343 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.