Inventor · Cambridge, MA, US

J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.

61Patents
42h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1984 → May 24, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5792135A Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3,068 Expired
US6587750B2 Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery Physics 2,415 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
US6837883B2 Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system Human Necessities 1,601 Expired
US5797900A Wrist mechanism for surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,465 Expired
US7087049B2 Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery Human Necessities 1,353 Expired
US5976122A Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,183 Expired
US6991627B2 Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,012 Expired
US7780651B2 Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 997 Active
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
US6459926B1 Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery Human Necessities 647 Expired
US5807377A Force-reflecting surgical instrument and positioning mechanism for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 617 Expired
US6659939B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 586 Expired
US6371952B1 Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 552 Expired
US8666544B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 550 Active
US8489235B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 491 Active
US8527094B2 Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 412 Active
US6111577A Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface Physics 371 Expired
US5587937A Force reflecting haptic interface Physics 361 Expired
US5625576A Force reflecting haptic interface Physics 345 Expired
US6714839B2 Master having redundant degrees of freedom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 343 Expired
US7865266B2 Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system Human Necessities 302 Expired
US6684129B2 Master having redundant degrees of freedom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 284 Expired
US7107090B2 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 258 Expired

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